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Mirari Brass doesn’t necessarily want you comfortable in their concerts! Expect the unexpected, as the terrain could vary from music of the Renaissance to Mingus and back to Bozza! Comfortable in their own skins, Mirari embraces the opportunities of 21st … Continue reading →

Switch from euphonium to bass trombone as a senior in college-(check). Win New York Philharmonic position-(check). Start a trombone festival and pick up up Atlanta Symphony chair-(check, check), concertos, quartets & CDs (check, check, & check). “Seven Positions” tm catches … Continue reading →

FIVE! tm Is a new idea; a series devoted to woodwind and brass quintets. Chamber music may be the most essential form of instrumental expression, and is certainly the most complete iteration of instrumental music education. A successful chamber music … Continue reading →

The Fourth Valve tm is an up-close, shoot-from-the-hip interview series dedicated to musicians who play the tuba or euphonium. We at davidbrubeck.com are delighted and grateful to share the musical, professional and personal insights of some of the world’s great … Continue reading →

ALl Star Trumpet Virtuosi CRAIG MORRIS, MARC REESE, PETER WOOD and JASON CARDER are joined by bass trombonist DAVID WILLIAM BRUBECK to form DUO BRASS. Dedicated to exploring chamber music in the intimate setting of two brass, DUO BRASS will … Continue reading →

As Principal Tubist with The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Founding Member of the Center City Brass Quintet, Artist Faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, Adjunct Professorat Duquense University and now Faculty at The Curtis Institute of Music, Craig Knox is in demand. … Continue reading →

The tragic events of the Fukishima Nuclear disaster in a country as sophisticated as Japan, sent shockwaves throughout the world, and an untold environmental cost. But what of the human loss? Of abandoned homes, illness and uncertainty. And what response … Continue reading →

“Dear John”-it seems as though any question regarding Earl WIlliams or his legendary trombones ends in aflare being sent up to the authority on everything Williams related from models to players. For a young boy growing up on the South … Continue reading →

From the ground floor of The Dallas Brass, to the pits of opera orchestras, Dan Satterwhite has been a triple threat: bass trombone, tuba and euphonium-later cimbasso. While his first love was euphonium, early experiences hearing Charlie Vernon convinced him … Continue reading →

DUO BRUBECK, featuring the winner of Guitar Player Magazine’s Ultimate Guitarist Competition-guitar virtuoso Tom Lippincott, and the “Bobby McFerrin of The Bass Trombone”-David Brubeck will premiere totally new arrangements for jazz duo alongside some of their favorites. Brubeck will join … Continue reading →

The first thing you notice about Craig Gosnell is his versatility-from tenor trombone to bass, and jazz vocals to boot. Next, comes his ubiquity. In what seems to be just a short time, he and his trombone are everywhere, from … Continue reading →

Bright, energetic, poised, creative and virtuosic, Sergeant Lauren Curran is the Social Media Manager for the US Army Field Band. The Field Band’s tweet defending the honor of marching band members worldwide went viral just as as national sports entertainment … Continue reading →