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<span class="userContent">Dear friends,<br>
A lot has been going o in our little corner of the world. As
musicians, we are deeply committed to the power of music to
transcend everyday life, and believe that often that which we find
so difficult to express in words may find expression in the
haunting melodies and complex harmonies where we toil daily.<br>
So we have added 3 new sound clips to the media page of our
website. The first is the movement "Tantum Ergo"
<div class="text_exposed_show"> from Dave Brubeck's <i>To Hope: A
Celebration</i>. We were honored to participate in this
performance with Dave's sons, all excellent musicians, and we
wanted to share part of that performance in memory of this great
man who has walked among us.<br>
Secondly, you will find a recording of the Coventry Carol
from our recent <i>Adventus Christi </i>concert. This carol
honors the sacrifice and loss of the mothers whose children were
slain by Herod in his attempt to kill the baby Jesus. We offer
it with deep pain and hurt for the families of the Sandy Hook
tragedy, along with our condolences and support.<br>
Both of the above recordings are live, which gives them a
rawness and an edge that we feel to be appropriate to the
visceral nature of loss. Grief doesn't often get the details
right: we snap at people, we fail to be compassionate to those
who are compassionate to us. But grief, even when it "misses a
note," is honest, and is a true cry of the soul. These
performances, we think, capture some of that.<br>
Lastly, to honor you, our loyal fans, who came out in record
numbers to see us at <i>Sounds of the Season</i>, we are
posting a recording of Charlie Brown Christmas from that
concert. You have raised the bar high with 224 in attendance:
your overwhelming support continues to humble and inspire us. We
will see you in the Spring!<br>
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Brass
Serious Music, Serious Fun
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Drew Mazurek, trumpets
Olivia Malin, trumpets
Junius Johnson, horn
Jennifer Griggs, trombone
Jason Arnold,tuba</pre>
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