This brass quintet is composed of experienced players from the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities. They play an ecclectic mix of classical transcriptions, rags, jazz, Dixieland, popular ballads - in short, just about anything. Below are some selections from our repertoire.
Dixieland Revival Meeting
Trad./arr. Paul Nagle
A collection of old favorites, including “When the Saints Go Marching In”
Colonel Bogey March
Kenneth Alford/arr. Frackenpohl
Made famous in the movie, “The Bridge on the River Kwai”
Tenting, Tramping, and Battle-Crying for Freedom
Trad./arr. Chamberlain
Medley of Civil War songs, including “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”
Fourth Symphony, 3rd Movement
Johannes Brahms/arr. McCullough
A short portion of one of Brahms’ most moving and familiar works
Lincolnshire Posy – 1st, 2nd, and 6th movements
Percy Grainger
A quintet arrangement of Grainger’s famous suite of English folk songs
Simple Gifts
Trad./ Court
One of the most recognizable of traditional American songs
Intrade (from Three Pieces from Funff-stimmigte blasende Music)
Pezel/arr. King
Beautiful 17th century fanfare
Sonata (from Die Bankelsangerlieder)
Anonymous/arr. King
Another 17th century song
Rhosymedre
Vaughn Williams/transcr. Baldwin
Also known as “Lovely,” this transcription is of Vaughn Williams’ organ version of a well-known Welsh hymn
Rondeau
Mouret/arr. King
Famous as the theme of “Masterpiece Theatre”
This Old Man March
Trad./arr. Nagel
Fun with a well-known kids’ favorite
Liberty Bell March
Sousa
The Sousa march known as the theme song for Monty Python
Junk Man Rag
Roberts
A rag by one of the best known ragtime composers
Lassus Trombone
Fillmore/arr. Butler
The famous trombone feature
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Waller/arr. Norris
Probably Fats Waller’s most famous composition
Here, There, and Everywhere
Lennon and McCartney/arr. Kremers
Beautiful Beatles ballad
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Stills/arr. McCullough
The folk-rock hit made popular by Crosby, Stills, and Nash
