The Belmont Brass Quintet from Belmont University brought a cornucopia of music for our Thanksgiving listening, ranging from a Baroque air and Renaissance dance to familiar hymns of gratitude and a playful contemporary composition. The ensemble is made up of trumpeters Joel Treybig and Patrick Kunkee, hornist Radu Rusu, trombonist Jeff Phillips and James Land on tuba.
Set list:
Brian Balmages: Hopscotch
Michael Praetorius: Passepied
Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria from Cantata 78
Lennie Niehaus : Thanksgiving Medley (three hymns)
Lowell Mason, arranged by Luther Henderson: Nearer My God to Thee