VSU Brass Ensembles

The Valdosta State University Brass Ensemble presents a full recital each fall semester. Featured ensembles include: faculty and student brass quintets, trumpet, horn, trombone and tuba/euphonium ensembles, and the entire VSU Brass Ensemble.  The Low Brass sections gave their first fall recital, October 24, 2006.

Brass Ensembles

Fall Program, November 11, 2008

Whitehead Auditorium

Fall Program 2007

Simple Gifts, arr. Mason Brown, VSU Brass Ensemble, Jonathan Lacey, conductor
Music for Brass Instruments,  Ingolf Dahl, II. Intermezzo, Presidential Brass Quintet
Fanfare of Tribute, arr. Stephen Bulla, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Tubalation, Lennie Niehaus, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Prelude-Chorale from Hansel and Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck, Horn Ensemble
Gallop, Mason Brown, Trumpet Ensemble
Back to the Fair, arr. Bill Reichenbach, Trombone Ensemble
Contrapunctus V from "The Art of Fugue," J.S. Bach, Sonorous Brass Quintet
Prelude and Fugue for Trumpet Choir,  Eric Ewazen, Freshman Trumpet Ensemble
Chicago Medley, arr. Pete Madsen,  Trombone Ensemble
 

Brass Ensembles

Fall Program 2006

Fanfare for Santa Barbara, Greg Bartholomew, VSU Brass Ensemble, Shane Padgett, conductor
Pizzicato Ostinato,  P.I. Tchaikovsky, from Symphony No. 4 Horn Ensemble
Grand Canyon Octet, Eric Ewazen, Trombone Ensemble
Autumnal Winds, John Harmon, Trombone Ensemble, Jonathan Lacey, conductor
Canon for Three, Elliot Carter, Shane Padgett, Justin Powell, Josh Moorer, trumpets
Prelude and Fugue for Trumpet Choir, Eric Ewazen, Trumpet Ensemble
Fourth Quintet, Bryan Garris, VSU Faculty Brass Quintet, Premiere
Air for Tuba Ensemble, Thomas Rogers, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
The Bottoms Up Rag, Keith Mehlan, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Sonatina No. 1, Joseph Forestier,  Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Quintet No. 3, Victor Ewald, Presidential Brass Quintet

Low Brass Ensembles

Fall Program 2006

Fanfare for Trombones, Andrew C. Fox, Trombone Ensemble
Crucifixus,  Antonio Lotti, Trombone Ensemble
Sonata for Six Trombones, Doug Bristol, Trombone Ensemble
Fanfare for a Friend, John Stevens, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Spiritual Jazz Suite, arr. Lennie Niehaus, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Ave Maria, Anton Bruckner, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
The Bottoms Up Rag, Keith Mehlan, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Andante Cantabile, Peter Tchaikovsky, Trombone Ensemble
New York, New York, arr. Jake Gale, Trombone Ensemble
Sea Shanties, arr. Brian Riddley,  Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Benediction, John Stevens, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
25 or 6 to 4, arr. Eric Bradshaw, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Boogie Down, arr. Eric Bradshaw, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble

Brass Ensembles

Fall Program 2005

Fanfare from "La Peri", Paul Dukas, Presidential Brass Quintet
Intrada,  John Hermann Schein, Trombone Ensemble
Ave Verum Corpus, W.A. Mozart, Trombone Ensemble
Two Ceremonial Fanfares, James Olcott, Freshman Trumpet Ensemble
Quintet for Brass, op. 73, Sir Malcolm Arnold, Presidential Brass Quintet
Sarabande and Variations, G. F. Handel, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Fanfare for a Friend, John Stevens, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
English Suite No. 2, J.S. Bach, Horn Ensemble
Messiah (Blessing and Honor), G.F. Handel, Horn Ensemble
Trio for Three B-flat Trumpets, Leon Stein,  Trumpet Ensemble
Symphony from The Fairy Queen, Act IV, Henry Purcell, VSU Brass Ensemble, Matt Elder, conductor

Fall Program 2004

Three Intradas for Brass Choir, Vaclav Nelhybel, Eric Bradshaw conductor
Music 4 Tubas, John Stevens; tuba Studio
Pastorale, E. Du Carroy, transcribed by Allen Ostrander, trumpet quartet
Hogwarts Forever, John Williams, horn quartet
Canzon, Samuel Scheidt, edited by Robert King, trumpet quartet
Grassauer Zweifacher, Jan Koetsier, trombone studio
Alleluja, W.A. Mozart, transcribed by Allen Ostrander, trumpet studio
Star Flame, Michael Kallstrom, horn studio
Canzon Septimi Toni, Giovanni Gabrieli, Faculty and Student Brass Quintets
Walk Together Children, Traditional, arranged by Eric Alexander, trombone studio
Canzona per Sonare no. II, Giovanni Gabrieli, Student Brass Quintet

Fall Program, 2003

Cosmic Frameworks for Brass Ensemble (World Premier), Eric Bradshaw, conductor
Scherzo, John Cheetham, VSU Student Brass Quintet
Take me out to the Ballgame, Northworth/Tilzer arr. Robert Elkjer, VSU Trombones
Three Pieces from Water Music, G.H. Handel arr. Leigh Martinet, VSU Horns
Cherokee (Tone Poem for Euphonium-Tuba Quartet), John Schooley, VSU Tuba/Euphonium Quartet
Music for Brass Instruments, Ingolf Dahl, II. Intermezzo, VSU Faculty Brass Quintet
Prelude and Fugue for Trumpet Choir, Eric Ewazen, VSU Trumpet Studio
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Manning Sherwin, arr. Doug Farwell, VSU Trombones
Soon as The Hungry Lion, John Farmer arr. Kevin Kaisershot, VSU Trumpet Studio
Come, Lovers Follow Me, Thomas Morley arr. Kevin Kaisershot, VSU Trumpet Studio
Canzon "sol sol la do ti ti do mi," Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Ederhard Ramm, VSU Faculty and Student Brass