Known for their vivid recreations of the sounds of the 19th century, the Chestnut Brass Company has released Foster for Brass (Naxos). This melody filled recording includes such favorites as Beautiful Dreamer and Hard Times Waltz performed on actual historical instruments from the time of Stephen Foster.
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) July 25, 2004 –- Foster for Brass is the sixteenth recording to be released by the Chestnut Brass (www.chestnutbrass.com). Many of these recordings have been used for their historical authenticity as music for documentaries including A House Divided, the History of Golf, Pinehurst, the Life of PT Barnum and others. The mellow sound of the Chestnut Brass Company collection of 19th century saxhorns enhances the melodies and marches of Stephen Foster. Featured instruments include a matched pair of over the shoulder soprano saxhorns, one a Union instrument and one a rare example of a surviving Confederate saxhorn.Saxhorns are brass instruments with a rounder, less forceful sound than the modern brasses.
About the Chestnut Brass Company
The Grammy winning Chestnut Brass Company has earned international acclaim for brilliant performances on modern and historical brass instruments. Since beginning as a street band in Philadelphia in 1977, the quintet has performed in North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia.
As curators of the sounds of ancient and antique brasses, the Chestnut Brass Company have been at the forefront of the period-instrument revival with performances on cornetti, sacbuts, keyed bugles and saxhorns. The quintet continues to collect antique brass instruments and to research the literature and performance practice of these instruments. This extraordinary diversity of repertoire and instrumentation enables the Chestnut Brass Company to offer a variety of exciting, entertaining and innovative programs...
The quintet has received awards for commissioning and performance from the NEA, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Chamber Music America and Meet the Composer. Interviews and recitals of the Chestnut Brass Company have been featured on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Fresh Air, Radiotimes and Performance Today programs. They can be heard on the Naxos,Sony, Newport Classic, Crystal and Musical Heritage/Musicmasters labels. Selections from CBC recordings have been featured on several documentaries ranging from A House Divided for PBS, to Pinehurst, the History of Golf.
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