The Giannini Brass was formed in 1989 and named after composer and educator Vittorio Giannini, the founder of the North Carolina School of the Arts. Members of the Giannini Brass perform in nearly all of the professional orchestras in the Carolinas, and have toured and performed with orchestras and chamber music ensembles throughout the United States and Europe. The Giannini Brass has been the recipient of grants from the Winston-Salem Arts Council for developing innovative community and educational programs such as the acclaimed "Science of Sound". Past performances have included multi-media planetarium concerts, with symphony orchestras, and on radio and television programs. The Giannini Brass is on both the South Carolina Arts Commission's Approved Artist Roster and the North Carolina Arts Council's Artist Directory. From 1999 to 2001 the Giannini Brass were artists in residence on Classical 89.9 WDAV, the classical music radio station for Charlotte, NC. The ensemble has released two CDs: Big-Shot Brass (Sonari label), Christmas With The Giannini Brass, and will release a CD of Baroque music in the fall of 2003. The Giannini Brass is a Yamaha Performing Ensemble.
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