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  The Quintessential Brass (SF Bay Area Chapter)

    Dave Calhoun  -- Trumpet 1, Piccolo Trumpet, Founder
    Tim Coad      -- Trumpet 2, Cornette, Flugelhorn
    Ron Garrison  -- French Horn
    Fred Wahl     -- Tenor Trombone, recordist
    Rich Atcheson -- Tuba

  This group has performed at outdoor Arts Festivals, OctoberFests,
  Christmas Fairs,  Stanford Shopping Mall Christmas, Retirement homes,
  at Birthday and backyard parties, for the Milpitas Arts Museum,
  and as part of Church services.  

  Repetoire includes over 100 pieces of classical, popular, dixieland, 
  rock and roll, German beer tent music, big band swing and of course 
  Christmas music.  The group can work up pieces of your choosing.

  In this folder are samples of their early home studio recordings:

    Amaz1.mp3    "Amazing Grace", trad., arr. by Luther Henderson
                  adapted by Walter Barnes. (Dr. Brass)
                  Soloist: 'Wild Man'--Tim Coad

    Liberty.mp3  "The Liberty Bell", John Philip Sousa,
                  arranged by Henry Charles Smith (Hal Leonard)
                  <Ron's Favorite piece>

    Maria.mp3    "Maria" from West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein
                  and Stephen Sondheim, arr: Jack Gale. 
                  (Jalni/G.Schirmer publ., Encore Brass Series)
                  <Ron has always 'coach'ed the band toward greatness>
                  Horn Soloist: Ron Garrison

    Solace.mp3   "Solace, A Mexican Serenade", Scott Joplin,
                  arranged by: Andy Clark (Birch Island Music).
                  <this is one of 'slow arm' Fred's favorites>

    Tutirag1.mp3 "Tuba Tiger Rag", by Harry DeCosta with music from
                  the Original Dixieland Band. Arr: Luther Henderson.
                  (Les Feist, The Canadian Brass Series)
                  <Includes lead-in chatter with band members voices>
                  Tuba soloist: 'How low can he go?'--Richard Atcheson

 contact:  Dave Calhoun H:408-956-1740   OR    fred@wogwoe.com

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