davewerden

I have just added a new feature to the site. I have a special page with a video browser and playback program. The videos are from YouTube, and I have collected some of the best into several categories of brass performance. They are all free and should play back on most browsers (Flash is required).


Trumpet Videos


French Horn Videos


Trombone Videos


Euphonium Videos


Tuba Videos


Brass Ensemble ...

Courtesy of The United States Air Force Band, here is a selection from the famous jazz ensemble, the Airmen of Note. This group is the continuation of Glenn Miller's Air Force band, which was originally formed during World War II. The downloadable file is an MP3 that can be used on your portable music player or your computer.


Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Here's a fun video of David Childs, euphonium, performing the novelty feature Hot Canary. His father, Robert Childs, conducts a 10-piece brass ensemble from the Cory Band. This piece requires some flexibility and fast "rips" to create the desired effects.

If you have some free time this weekend (or any time), there are a couple sites on the Web that let you donate food to starving countries for free. All they ask is that you visit - you don't have to buy anything. (And NO, neither of these is a scam or joke.)


The first and most well-known is The Hunger Site. Just click the big button and a donation is made. After clicking you see ads from the site's sponsors. You are not required to click on those ads (but you should if they look ...

This is a video of a high school band performing Melody Shop by Karl King, long known as a real showcase/challenge for the euphonium section. In this performance, their euphonium star comes up front for that long section of running eighth notes. He does a good job!