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the artists
- Anita Cirba, trumpet
- Chris Ferguson, trombone
- David Nicholson, tuba
- Kenneth Wilmot, trumpet
- Joseph Mount, horn
guest artists
- Mark Clodfelter, trumpet
- John R. Beck, percussion
- Jason Brashear, percussion
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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. Currently, 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 ensemble has been the recipient of grants from the Winston-Salem Arts Council for developing innovative community and educational programs, including the acclaimed "Science of Sound". |
| The Giannini Brass has performed in a variety of unusual and interesting performance settings, including multi- media planetarium concerts, with symphony orchestras, and on radio and television programs. The Giannini Brass is on 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 at Classical 89.9 WDAV, the classical music radio station for Charlotte, NC. Giannini Brass is the brass ensemble-in-residence for the North Carolina School of the Arts summer music program, Musica Piccola. The ensemble has released four recordings: Big-Shot Brass, Christmas with the Giannini Brass, Baroque Banquet and Mit Freuden zart (With Tender Joy): Moravian Chorales for Brass. | |