Brass quintets love church music. The music is brilliant and majestic, and creates an atmosphere of awe and reverence. Music as a special event commands the attention and lifts spirits. Sacred music can range from the Renaissance to traditional and modern, and Star City Brass has a special affinity for worshipful and glorious brass music, as if Gabriel himself is playing the trumpet! We have a wide range of church music in our library, and of course special requests can…
Star City Brass Quintet is going to play in Grandin Village at the intersection of Grandin and Memorial on the walk way to the Heights Community Church on Saturday July 1, around lunch time. Come listen to us as you enjoy the many shops and businesses around the area and maybe drop a couple buck in the open trombone case covered with local stickers. Donations go toward buying new music and keep us playing live music for free in public….
Brass quintet is an iconic sound closely associated with dignified events, especially weddings. The wedding circuit can be difficult to break into unless you get introduced to the main players in the field. So we had the crazy idea of getting started by playing for a wedding show. It just took a little research to find that Roanoke had a bridal expo in February, and a little more to get connected to the organizer. From there, the Star City Brass…
Our most recent event was Christmas Eve at St. Andrews Catholic church in downtown Roanoke. St. Andrews is the unmistakable church on the hill in Roanoke that you see as you travel down I581. It was a privilege for us to be asked to play there on Christmas Eve. Star City Brass provided prelude music in the Fellowship Hall for the afternoon mass. We performed selections that ranged from simple Christmas carols to Bach’s Sheep May Safely Graze and the…