Founded in 1982, SOLID BRASS is recognized by audiences and critics
alike as one of the premier brass groups in America. The members of the ensemble
are some of the New York area's finest musicians who have performed at Lincoln
Center with the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera orchestras, N.Y. City
Ballet orchestra, Broadway shows, movies, and television as well as a host of
appearances as orchestral and chamber musicians in the metropolitan area.
Members have been heard in the pits of such Broadway shows as Tarzan, Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels, Gypsy, 42nd
Street, Nine, Annie Get Your Gun, Crazy for You, Sunset Blvd., Titanic, and many
more. SOLID BRASS has recorded on the Musical Heritage Society label, Dorian
Recordings, Joseph Grado Signature Recordings and Craig Dory Recordings; and has
appeared on PBS TV's "The State of the Arts". Musical arrangements are
being published in the SOLID BRASS SERIES of Trigram Music Inc., Century City,
California. SOLID BRASS has been a recipient of grants from the National
Endowment for the Arts and has performed in Mexico and Canada. SOLID BRASS, ten
brass players and a percussionist, is the only ensemble of its kind in North
America. The glorious sound of
SOLID BRASS and its rapport with audiences provide a great concert experience.
Sophisticated - Inspiring
- Entertaining
