Atlantic Brass Quintet
Encyclopedia
The Boston
-based Atlantic Brass Quintet is a five-piece chamber music
ensemble which was founded in 1985, by John Manning, Joseph Foley, John Faieta and Bob Rasmussen. Early after its inception, it received first prize in a number of chamber music and brass quintet
competitions, including the Coleman Chamber Music Competition, Carmel Chamber Music Society Competition, the Shoreline Alliance Chamber Music Competition, the Summit Brass First International Brass Ensemble Competition, and the Rafael Mendez International Brass Quintet Competition. In 1992 the ensemble won the "Premiere Prix" at the International Brass Competition of Narbonne
, France
, recognized worldwide as the preeminent competition of its kind. As of 2008, the current members of the Atlantic Brass Quintet are: Louis Hanzlik, trumpet
; Andrew Sorg, trumpet; Seth Orgel, horn; Timothy Albright, trombone
; and John Manning, tuba
.
As of September 1, 2007, it has become known that John Faieta has retired from ABQ and has been replaced by trombonist, Tim Albright.
Atlantic Brass Quintet, Summit Records
DCD 396
Atlantic Brass Quintet, Mark Custom Recordings 4247
Atlantic Brass Quintet and Other Artists, Musical Heritage Society 523153F
Atlantic Brass Quintet, Summit Records
DCD 119
Atlantic Brass Quintet, MusicMasters Classics 01612-67142-2
Atlantic Brass Quintet and Other Artists, Boston Brass Series BB1003
Atlantic Brass Quintet and Other Artists, Crystal Records CD520
Atlantic Brass Quintet, MusicMasters Classics 01612-67104-2
Atlantic Brass Quintet, Disques FY et du Solstice SOCD 97
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
-based Atlantic Brass Quintet is a five-piece chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
ensemble which was founded in 1985, by John Manning, Joseph Foley, John Faieta and Bob Rasmussen. Early after its inception, it received first prize in a number of chamber music and brass quintet
Brass quintet
A brass quintet is a five-piece musical ensemble composed of brass instruments. The most common instrumentation is two trumpets or cornets, one horn, one trombone or euphonium/baritone horn, and one tuba or bass trombone....
competitions, including the Coleman Chamber Music Competition, Carmel Chamber Music Society Competition, the Shoreline Alliance Chamber Music Competition, the Summit Brass First International Brass Ensemble Competition, and the Rafael Mendez International Brass Quintet Competition. In 1992 the ensemble won the "Premiere Prix" at the International Brass Competition of Narbonne
Narbonne
Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, recognized worldwide as the preeminent competition of its kind. As of 2008, the current members of the Atlantic Brass Quintet are: Louis Hanzlik, trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
; Andrew Sorg, trumpet; Seth Orgel, horn; Timothy Albright, trombone
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
; and John Manning, tuba
Tuba
The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
.
As of September 1, 2007, it has become known that John Faieta has retired from ABQ and has been replaced by trombonist, Tim Albright.
Discography
- 5 Chairs
Atlantic Brass Quintet, Summit Records
Summit Records
Summit Records, Inc. is an internationally distributed record label that evolved out of the dynamic large brass ensemble, Summit Brass in the late 1980s...
DCD 396
- Fanfares and Passages
Atlantic Brass Quintet, Mark Custom Recordings 4247
- Trumpets Sound, Voices Ring: A Joyous Christmas
Atlantic Brass Quintet and Other Artists, Musical Heritage Society 523153F
- A Musical Voyage
Atlantic Brass Quintet, Summit Records
Summit Records
Summit Records, Inc. is an internationally distributed record label that evolved out of the dynamic large brass ensemble, Summit Brass in the late 1980s...
DCD 119
- Picture This: Artistic Transcriptions for Brass
Atlantic Brass Quintet, MusicMasters Classics 01612-67142-2
- All American Trombone: Ronald Barron
Atlantic Brass Quintet and Other Artists, Boston Brass Series BB1003
- Mostly Railroad Music: Eldon RathburnEldon RathburnEldon Davis Rathburn was a composer from the community of Queenstown, in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada....
Atlantic Brass Quintet and Other Artists, Crystal Records CD520
- By George! Gershwin’sGeorge GershwinGeorge Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
Greatest Hits
Atlantic Brass Quintet, MusicMasters Classics 01612-67104-2
- Atlantic Brass Quintet en Concert
Atlantic Brass Quintet, Disques FY et du Solstice SOCD 97