http://www.kingsbrass.org/
I had the opportunity to attend a concert by Tim Zimmerman and The King’s Brass last night. Wasn’t sure what it would be like other than there would be no singing, just a brass band.
They were good!!!! You must see them if they come your way. For their 2009 tour they have 9 members. Each member is very talented in their choice of instrument. The band had 3 trombones, 3 trumpets, 1 tuba, 1 drummer / xylophone, 1 keyboard / piano and different sizes of trumpets / horns throughout the concert.
The band started the show by playing “Fanfare for the Common Man”. From there it just got better and better. At times, part of the band would disappear away then show up playing from the back of the concert hall. What an incredible stereo effect that filled the hall. They mingled with the audience as they played while strolling down the isles. There were a few solos including the drums, trumpets and tuba. The tuba solo was a blast.
Other crowd favorites they played were, “American Salute” (a rendition of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”), “Bugler’s Holiday”, “Yankee Doodle”, “Armed Forces Tribute”, “When the Saints Go Marching In”.
During the “Armed Forces Tribute”, members of the audience stood up when they heard the song of the service branch they served. The audience clapped hard to show their appreciation of our service men and women.
I had the opportunity to attend a concert by Tim Zimmerman and The King’s Brass last night. Wasn’t sure what it would be like other than there would be no singing, just a brass band.
They were good!!!! You must see them if they come your way. For their 2009 tour they have 9 members. Each member is very talented in their choice of instrument. The band had 3 trombones, 3 trumpets, 1 tuba, 1 drummer / xylophone, 1 keyboard / piano and different sizes of trumpets / horns throughout the concert.
The band started the show by playing “Fanfare for the Common Man”. From there it just got better and better. At times, part of the band would disappear away then show up playing from the back of the concert hall. What an incredible stereo effect that filled the hall. They mingled with the audience as they played while strolling down the isles. There were a few solos including the drums, trumpets and tuba. The tuba solo was a blast.
Other crowd favorites they played were, “American Salute” (a rendition of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”), “Bugler’s Holiday”, “Yankee Doodle”, “Armed Forces Tribute”, “When the Saints Go Marching In”.
During the “Armed Forces Tribute”, members of the audience stood up when they heard the song of the service branch they served. The audience clapped hard to show their appreciation of our service men and women.
They couldn’t leave without the crowd standing and applauding for an encore. They came back on stage and played “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. They left and again the crowd stood up to applaud for another encore. Once again they returned and this time played “The Stars and Stripes Forever”.
It was a very positive and uplifting experience which lasted almost 2 hours. The concert was free but a love offering was passed around and music CD’s were available after the concert.
Check out their website for their concert schedule and other interesting information about Tim Zimmerman and the King’s Brass. http://www.kingsbrass.org/
Take your kids, take your teens, take your friends, take your neighbors but don’t miss out. How often do you get to listen to a top performing brass band in person?
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