Pop & Hiss
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Jan. 9, 2012
Entertainment & Arts
Having set the standards for brass quintet playing in this country, the Empire Brass has apparently traded its musical curiosity for marketing acumen.
Oct. 17, 1989
Thanks to the grandiloquence of a Pittsburgh critic, the Empire Brass quintet likes to market itself as “the foremost of American brass ensembles.”
March 15, 1989
Music
You couldn’t really blame Luke Steele for being annoyed.
April 20, 2014
For brass ensembles these days, repertory seems to be the critical factor.
Jan. 9, 1988
“Can you rap?”
Nov. 21, 2018
Company Town Blog
Jan. 29, 2010
Archives
Claremont is only an hour east of Los Angeles, but it might as well be light years away in outlook, in the way a regional sensibility takes hold once you leave the coast and head inland on Interstate 10.
Sept. 22, 1994
A brass ensemble may be a mainstay for any modern orchestra, but on its own, it’s one of the less-frequently heard chamber ensembles.
Oct. 26, 1990
Ryan Destiny’s breakout role on Fox’s hit musical drama “Star” isn’t exactly life imitating art.