About Capital Brass

About Capital Brass!
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The new Capital Brass! has returned to performing in the Capital District! The group's mission is to produce a high-quality brass & percussion ensemble that will explore all kinds of performance opportunities in the Capital District.

We perform as a Quintet and a Brass Ensemble, for Concert and Park appearances.

We also produce a Parade Corps, and occasionally compete in brass competitions.

History:

The original Capitol Brass was a competitive senior drum corps (at first operating as Noble-Callahan) from 1985-1993 and was a DCA associate member for several years. They carried a full DCA schedule in their last few years, and placed in DCA Finals in 1993. The corps made consistent and steady competitive progress throughout their history, and is the only competitive field corps, junior or senior, to hail from the Albany, NY area in the last 25 years.

Completing the Circle:

In 1994, after the demise of the drum corps, some Capitol Brass veterans created Brass-O-Mania!. This new, professional group would develop into a big band that was influenced heavily by our drum corps backgrounds.

Now, after 12 years of wowing crowds with B-O-M!, we're turning it back around and are bringing what we've learned and experienced to the new Capital Brass!

Some important aspects of our approach:

An adult ensemble for players with some formal music training

A reasonable rehearsal schedule that will allow participation from players with family, work and other music commitments that would ordinarily preclude them from field corps

limited travel

Bb/F, bell-front instrumentation

A music book that is fun & audience-accessible

Commitment to a high performance level

A progressive and professional approach to all aspects of the program

A plan to grow our group slowly: one quality player at a time

The group will be produced and managed by Brass-O-Mania! - drawing from a team with a wealth of music ensemble experience

Interested in checking it out? Send us a note here: contact us