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Over 50 Quarantined Brass Players Still Play An Easter Gig

 

The week leading up to Easter Sunday is one of two busy weeks for brass musicians around the world (the other being the Christmas season). With many worship services and festive productions around the globe, brass players tend to “play loud and prosper” as one trumpet player said during these special weeks. Since COVID-19 has placed social distancing and “stay-at-home” orders at the forefront of society, one brass player created a way to still give that fanfare feel to his church congregation.

Trumpeter Jason Webb, a member of the Media Ministry team at Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, contacted some brass friends asking if they wanted to participate in recording a fanfare arrangement of the hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Today.”  What started as some local church members answering the request turned into over 50 submissions from professionals and enthusiasts of all ages! Altogether Webb received 93 videos and 105 audio tracks from brass players (and an organist) all over the country. Ranging from flugelhorn to euphonium and everything between, many of the brass players recorded multiple parts to create a fanfare unlike any other. A list of all participants can be found at the end of the video. Click the link below to see the video.

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy E. Smith is the Founder and Editor of Last Row Music. He received music degrees from Grace College, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Ohio State University. Currently, Jeremy is the bass trombonist of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra and performs throughout Ohio, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Smith is a member of the International Trombone Association and the Jazz Journalists Association.