Cascadia Brass
Outstanding musicianship is the foundation of The Cascadia Brass. Members have performed with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, 5th Avenue Theatre, Boston Symphony, The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, The Munich Philharmonic. .
Repertoire: The group's extensive knowledge of musical styles represents a wide range of feeling and moods. Performances may include renaissance, classical and baroque music, movie themes, Broadway show tunes, love songs, polkas, rags, marches and light jazz. Composer and writers include such a diverse mix as Bach, Beethoven, Berlin, Bernstein, Brahms, Copland, Foster, Gabrieli, Gershwin, Handel, Joplin, Mozart, Pachelbel, Purcell and Sousa.
The Players: The Brass can work as a four or five piece ensemble, depending on your needs.
Of Their latest CD and performance a few Comments include: "An excellent CD. Refreshing harmonically and rhythmically. The Playing is so very good. Bravo!" Fred Mills-The Canadian Brass. "Wonderful. You've made it impossible not to smile when listening to such crisp sounds, nimble bass and arrangements that continually intrigue. " Beth Jaureguy. Seattle Symphony Chorale. "Best Local recording" Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times Music Critic. "Your performance was outstanding, entertaining and enjoyed by all. Hopefully the Cascadia Brass can become a tradition in Edmonds." Renee McRae, Edmonds Arts Commission.