New York Chamber Brass
“New York City's newest, most visionary brass group, present the very best of original, contemporary chamber music for brass” Chamber Music America
Drawing together an eclectic and classy mix of New York’s most distinguished brass players, New York-based trumpeter Graham Ashton, formed New York Chamber Brass in spring 2009. Ashton, who trained at the Royal Academy in London, has a long and impressive international career as a performer and educator. He has appeared as a soloist with such notables as the BBC Symphony, New York Virtuosi, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Frank Zappa’s Orchestra of Our Time and FIRES-New York.
Ashton says: “New York is one of the most eclectic and cosmopolitan cities in the world, the idea was to create a dynamic, modern ensemble that would reflect that energy and edginess with the best players the city had to offer - we promise unparalleled, virtuosic performances featuring the very best of original, contemporary music for brass”.
The members of New York Chamber Brass are Graham Ashton & Rich Clymer (trumpets), PeterReit (horn), Tim Albright (trombone), and Marcus Rojas (tuba). All are committed to a single artistic vision to promote the best quality brass chamber music of our time through innovative performances and recordings.
New York Chamber Brass repertoire is compellingly diverse, encompassing all the significant quintets specifically written for brass. This season’s programs include the virtuosic quintets of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Luciano Berio, Hans Werner Henze and Alvin Etler, plus a new commission from Californian composer Chris Dobrian. Further concerts feature cross-genre collaborations with exhibitions at the Neuberger Museum in New York and Getty in LA, together with performances of Elgar Howarth’s theatrical work Brass Belles, and Graham Ashton’s score for G.W.Pabst’s 1925 silent movie Secrets of a Soul
PROGRAM 2010
New York Chamber Brass home venues in New York are Neuberger Museum at Purchase College and Merkin Hall on 66th and Broadway in New York City. This fall, New York Chamber Brass tour Hong Kong and China and in spring-summer 2010, present the following outstanding program at festivals and educational programs throughout the US and France:
- Call - Luciano Berio
- Quintet - Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
INTERMISSION
- Music for Brass - Gunther Schuller
- Sanus Inter Astra - Graham Ashton
New York Chamber Brass are available for concerts, education projects and masterclasses. Sponsorship for air travel is provided by Purchase College, State University of New York.
Music
Listen Brass Tango
Listen Raga by James Pugh
Listen Triad by James Pugh
Listen African Feel by Daniel Schnyder
Listen Cuban Feel by Daniel Schnyder
Listen Jazz Feel by Daniel Schnyder