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Isthmus Brass Quintet
& Percussion

Sometimes a 12-member brass ensemble is just too big!  For more intimate venues, the Isthmus Brass downsizes to a quintet & percussion without sacrificing its devastatingly unique repertoire.

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The Current Isthmus Brass Quintet Membership Includes:

Don Sipe & Dave Cooper, Trumpets
Rachel Velvikis, Horn
Mark Hoelscher, Trombone
Mike Forbes, Tuba

Some recently performed repertoire:


Western Fanfare – Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)

Elizabethan Consort Music (7)                        Arr. Ray Mase
Almayne                                                Alfonso Ferrabosco II (c. 1575-1628)
Joyne Hands                                                Thomas Morley (c. 1557-1602)
Widow’s Myte                                    Anthony Holborne (died 1602)
Dovehouse Pavane                                    Alfanso Ferrabosco II
Allemande                                                Thomas Simpson (1582-1630)
Volta                                                            John Dowland (1563-1626)

Little Fugue in G Minor – J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Arr. Ronald Romm

Girl with the Flaxen Hair – Claude Debussy (1862-1918), arr. Forbes
Featuring Keith Lienert, Steel Pan

Golliwoggs Cakewalk – Claude Debussy, arr. Bill Holcombe

Fire Dance – Anthony DiLorenzo (b. 1967)

Synergy – Mike Forbes (b. 1973)

**INTERMISSION**

Fugace – Claude Bolling (b. 1930), arr. M. Tomaro

St. James Infirmary - Joe Primrose (1894-1985), arr. Forbes

LiberTango – Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), arr. Forbes

Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman (1914-1997), arr. Dave Cooper

Safado – Regan Brough

Wounch!!! – Xaviar Denis, arr. Forbes






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