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Our holiday break has come to an end and we will resume rehearsals on Monday January 16.

“I was rather astounded that such a group could play with so much nuance, the cornets making use of mutes.  I had never heard of any of the music played, 20th & mostly 21st century, while harmonically inventive, all tonal and written for such instrumentation.

Dorothy Gates’ Hope, written in response to the murder of Palestinians in 2009 was a wild work with chromatic up and down runs and fast moving melodic lines jumping around in all instruments from bottom to top, a chorale like section, pounding tympani & striking cymbal crashes.   There were wonderful softer passages using muted cornets.  Glorious! This powerfully moving work brought prolonged applause from the audience.

I am completely amazed at how expressive such a group can be and really enjoyed their concert.  These are superb musicians and director John Caputo led them in a musical manner.” 

–Jim Cartwright

We are working to schedule concerts. This is what we have so far:

• Monday, October 24, 7PM at St. Martin’s Church, 606 W 15th St.
• Saturday, December 10, 6:30PM at Austin Public Library Central Branch. 710 W. Cesar Chavez.
• Saturday, May 27, 1PM Texas Brass Fest at Round Top, 248 Jaster Rd, Round Top, TX

Rehearsals resume August 22 at Covenant United Methodist Church. It is good to see everyone again!