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Canadian Brass - Flight of the Bumblebee

This 2012 video, Flight of the Bumblebee, is the title tune on CANADIAN BRASS premiere Steinway & Sons label release, and the first recording with all of the new permanent members of the ensemble: Chuck Daellenbach (tuba), Chris Coletti and Brandon Ridenour (trumpets), Achilles Liarmakopoulos (trombone) and Eric Reed (horn). After 40 years, the BRASS have maintained a remarkable consistency in their style and virtuosity, even as the individual members have gradually changed.

This is also the first recording the BRASS have made with their new custom-made gold-plated Bach & Conn instruments built by Conn-Selmer. The repertoire features favorite encores, new arrangements, and world premieres. As with their other recent releases, this disc is an audiophile sonic blockbuster, produced by Dixon Van Winkle and MB Daellenbach.

Brandon was inspired to write this arrangement of Flight of the Bumblebee for his colleagues by the trumpet and piano arrangement he and his father Rich Ridenour created for their own duo.

Upcoming Events

1/19/2012-1/22/2012
NAMM Show Anaheim, CA www.NAMM.org
1/23/2012
The Mark Colby Quintet performs a Tribute to Stan Getz in honor of his 85th birthday. Jazz Showcase 806 S. Plymouth Court Chicago IL 60605. For more information visit: markcolby.com or jazzshowcase.com.
2/9/2012-2/11/2012
Texas Music Educators Association Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, TX Featured Artists: Jose Hernandez - Bach Trumpet John Meehan - King Marching Brass

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    Are you an instrumentalist currently performing on a Conn-Selmer brand instrument? If you are interested in becoming a Conn-Selmer artist, we would like to hear from you! We welcome applications from musicians on all woodwind, brass, string, and percussion instruments. For more information on the application procedure and Conn-Selmer Artist Program, please contact us.