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Re: Brass Bands in the U.S.A.???

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Brass Bands in the U.S.A.???
From: Les Benedict <ag799@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 20:45:37 -0800
Cc: ag799@xxxxxxxx
Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




>The only band in the US currently advertising a vacancy is in Michigan. Perhaps
>as well as a 'situations vacant' service I could also have a 'situations wanted'
>list. Comments?

Nigel, that might be a great idea. The only hangup for those of us in the 
U.S., as I see it, is knowing about your list. Have you posted to the 
brasslist, trombonelist, trumpet...etc. to let their members know of your 
existence? I assume you have those addresses; I will send them otherwise.

I've enjoyed your postings. I'm the co-founder/co-leader of an historical 
re-creation brass band based on the little-known bands of the California 
gold rush, ca. 1849-1890, the California Gold Rush Band. We're professional 
musicians and teachers all, and try and make the band go in addition to 
making a living playing in other venues. We play on period instruments; it's 
fun trying to control the old beasts. Our instrumentation, based on a photo 
of the Columbia, California brass band from the early 1880s, is: 2 Eb cornets,
2 Bb cornets, 2 Eb altos (one valve trombone and one solo cornet), 2 Bb tenor 
horns, 2 Eb basses, and rope tension drums (snare and bass). I haven't 
posted anything on your list because this is nothing like what you 
represent, but I enjoy reading about the traditional British bands--and 
listening to them, of course.

We've done several festivals, a Custer's Last Stand reenactment, several 
university concerts, and a recording on CD and tape of U.S. 
Cavalry-related music of the 1850s-60s. We have a lot of fun with the old 
instruments, including a recent addition: a Distin London  Eb cornet. One 
of our members is Robb Stewart, a renowned restorer and re-creator of 
antique brass. We are moving slowly because of the othere things we have 
to do (one of our tenor/bass/arrangers is a busy Hollywood recording 
artist, Bill Reichenbach), but we certainly have fun with it.

I appreciate your informative list and look forward to much more.

   ...Les

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    Les Benedict in Los Angeles
      at <AG799@xxxxxxxx>


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