We got to do something a little out of the ordinary recently. Shenandoah just needed a quartet for some incidental music over the course of several nights, so we called on some alumni of SCBQ and provided what the church was looking for. We just got a few musicians together for every night they required music. They had a live nativity (which the band didn’t see) among a lot of other things, like a choir, a trio, our group, chili,…
Easter is a big time for brass players. Every church wants a group to add to their worship service, and each of our members probably had to turn down a couple of churches this year. It’s nice to see things coming back from the scary pandemic years. Our Easter 2024 was spent with the inaugural service of the Messiah Lutheran congregation that meets at the Rosalind Hills Baptist church facility. So we were very excited to play for two congregations….
For the second year in a row, the Star City Brass was asked back to perform again at St. Andrew’s Catholic church in Roanoke. Recently St. Andrews has been upgraded by the Catholic church to a Basilica. I’m not entirely sure what that means, but they will have more prominence due to the new designation. Star City Brass Quintet was happy to help them celebrate the Christmas season in this new phase for the church. Along with this performance we’ve…
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…
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…