American Voices CD
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The Georgia Brass Band 
The Georgia Brass Band is a traditional British-style brass band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Incorporated as a not-for-profit educational corporation in the summer of 1999, we strive to present high-quality brass music to audiences throughout the southeast and to provide an opportunity for top-level brass musicians to hone and showcase their talents.
Several years ago, we recorded our first album, "A Christmas Festival," and by the end of this summer we will be releasing a new recording consisting entirely of works by American composers.
Several of the musical selections featured on the recording have special significance to the band. William Himes' "Aspects of Praise" was the test piece at the first NABBA contest we attended in 2006. We won our section with this piece and look forward to revisiting it for this recording. We are also recording Stephen Bulla's "Decade Celebration," which we commissioned for our tenth anniversary in 2009. This will be the premiere recording of this rambunctious work.
Some of our principal players will also be showcased. Bill Southwood will spotlight Jay Ungar's "Ashokan Farewell," Doug Lindsey will perform James Curnow's "Concertpiece for Cornet," Jason Casanova will play Stephen Bulla's "Euphonium Fantasia," and soprano cornet player Clark Hunt will jazz things up with "Georgia On My Mind."
A couple of other items on the CD also have ties to Georgia. John Williams' "Summon the Heroes" was written for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games held in Atlanta, and Sousa's evergreen march "King Cotton" was written for the Sousa Band when it performed at the Cotton States and International Exposition held in Atlanta in 1895.
The recording was completed in the acoustically fabulous Bailey Performance Center at Kennesaw State University during the week of May 9th. Former band member Bill Allgood engineered the recording, and old friend John Morrison (trumpeter for the Atlanta Ballet, artistic director for the Georgia Philharmonic, executive director of the Georgia Academy of Music, and too many other gigs to mention) served as an extra set of ears in the control room.
We anticipate the costs of this project to approach $8,000 and we need your help to get it done. Any donation will be appreciated, and for specific amounts, we'll show our appreciation in the following manners.
For a donation of:
♪ $20: We'll give you a copy of the CD.
♪ $50: You'll get the CD, and we'll acknowledge you in the liner notes**
♪ $100: The CD, the liner notes, our Christmas CD, and a reserved seat at our CD release concert.
♪ $250: The CD, the liner notes, our Christmas CD, a reserved seat at the CD release concert, and your name or business listed as a GBB season sponsor in all concert programs in the 2016-2017 season.
♪ $500: All of the above, plus we'll take you out to dinner before a concert in the 2016-2017 season.
♪ $1,000: All of the above, PLUS we'll provide a quartet or quintet to perform at a private party of your choice.
♪ $5,000: All of the above - except we'll provide the whole BAND for that private party.
♪ $10,000: All of the above, recognition as a sustaining sponsor for the next three seasons, and we'll let you choose the theme and help select the music for an upcoming concert.
** The deadline for having your name included in the CD notes was June 15. You are still welcome (and encouraged) to contribute, but the artwork went to the printer and we can no longer make changes.
Please consider helping us with this opportunity to add to the ever-growing list of brass band recordings. We think it's an incredible genre, and we hope that you do as well.
Thank you.
The Georgia Brass Band is a traditional British-style brass band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Incorporated as a not-for-profit educational corporation in the summer of 1999, we strive to present high-quality brass music to audiences throughout the southeast and to provide an opportunity for top-level brass musicians to hone and showcase their talents.
Several years ago, we recorded our first album, "A Christmas Festival," and by the end of this summer we will be releasing a new recording consisting entirely of works by American composers.
Several of the musical selections featured on the recording have special significance to the band. William Himes' "Aspects of Praise" was the test piece at the first NABBA contest we attended in 2006. We won our section with this piece and look forward to revisiting it for this recording. We are also recording Stephen Bulla's "Decade Celebration," which we commissioned for our tenth anniversary in 2009. This will be the premiere recording of this rambunctious work.
Some of our principal players will also be showcased. Bill Southwood will spotlight Jay Ungar's "Ashokan Farewell," Doug Lindsey will perform James Curnow's "Concertpiece for Cornet," Jason Casanova will play Stephen Bulla's "Euphonium Fantasia," and soprano cornet player Clark Hunt will jazz things up with "Georgia On My Mind."
A couple of other items on the CD also have ties to Georgia. John Williams' "Summon the Heroes" was written for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games held in Atlanta, and Sousa's evergreen march "King Cotton" was written for the Sousa Band when it performed at the Cotton States and International Exposition held in Atlanta in 1895.
The recording was completed in the acoustically fabulous Bailey Performance Center at Kennesaw State University during the week of May 9th. Former band member Bill Allgood engineered the recording, and old friend John Morrison (trumpeter for the Atlanta Ballet, artistic director for the Georgia Philharmonic, executive director of the Georgia Academy of Music, and too many other gigs to mention) served as an extra set of ears in the control room.
We anticipate the costs of this project to approach $8,000 and we need your help to get it done. Any donation will be appreciated, and for specific amounts, we'll show our appreciation in the following manners.
For a donation of:
♪ $20: We'll give you a copy of the CD.
♪ $50: You'll get the CD, and we'll acknowledge you in the liner notes**
♪ $100: The CD, the liner notes, our Christmas CD, and a reserved seat at our CD release concert.
♪ $250: The CD, the liner notes, our Christmas CD, a reserved seat at the CD release concert, and your name or business listed as a GBB season sponsor in all concert programs in the 2016-2017 season.
♪ $500: All of the above, plus we'll take you out to dinner before a concert in the 2016-2017 season.
♪ $1,000: All of the above, PLUS we'll provide a quartet or quintet to perform at a private party of your choice.
♪ $5,000: All of the above - except we'll provide the whole BAND for that private party.
♪ $10,000: All of the above, recognition as a sustaining sponsor for the next three seasons, and we'll let you choose the theme and help select the music for an upcoming concert.
** The deadline for having your name included in the CD notes was June 15. You are still welcome (and encouraged) to contribute, but the artwork went to the printer and we can no longer make changes.
Please consider helping us with this opportunity to add to the ever-growing list of brass band recordings. We think it's an incredible genre, and we hope that you do as well.
Thank you.
Organizer
Georgia Brass Band
Organizer
Duluth, GA