Instrumentation: Two Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone or Tuba

Bb Trumpet 1

Configured for the traditional brass quintet, this suite of classic wedding standards is sure to become a regular addition to ensemble repertoire for such festive events and concerts alike. Charles Evans showcases his solid arranging abilities along with his idiomatic understanding of the brass instruments used in these selections. These settings are both festive and warm. Superbly crafted, they are worthy additions to brass quintet literature!

Trumpeter Hudson joined the Canadian Brass in 2012.

This is a collection of popular pieces of Classical music that are commonly used during wedding ceremonies. These pieces can be used as Processionals, Recessionals, the Signing of the Register or simply as a musical offering during the service. Many of the pieces are quite short and can be repeated as many times as required to facilitate timing considerations such as the bridal party coming down the aisle and the Signing of the Register. All pieces are at the medium level which makes them approachable by the widest range of brass quintets from good elementary school groups to a professional ensemble looking for 30 minutes of music. Pieces included in this volume are: Prelude to Te Deum * Ave Maria (Gounod) * Hornpipe from Water Music * Wachet Auf * Ode to Joy * Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) * Air from Water Music * Canon * Largo from Winter (The Four Seasons) * Wedding March (Wagner).

(Brass Ensemble). The Canadian Brass the phenomenally successful, globe-trotting brass quintet that plays to audiences of thousands well over 100 times a year and is the bestselling classical crossover group in recorded history doesn't exactly play weddings! However, there is excellent music for wedding services from their repertoire, collected from their extensive educational publications for brass quintet. Contents: Air from Water Music (Handel), Air on the G String (Bach), Bridal Chorus (Wagner), Canon (Pachelbel), Fanfare from Orfeo (Monteverdi), Largo from Xerxes (Handel), Prayer from Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck), Rondeau (Mouret), Trumpet Tune and Ayre (Purcell), Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke), Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell), Wedding March (Mendelssohn).