The Brass Band of Northern Virginia was founded in November 2019 by a group of friends who shared a passion for British-style brass band music and a desire to grow an active and sustainable organization. The mission of the band is to share high-quality performances consisting of both the established brass band repertoire as well as new and innovative brass band programming for the enjoyment and education of the community and to participate in the rich brass band contesting tradition.
The Brass Band of Northern Virginia is a community of musicians drawn from a range of professional and avocational backgrounds in the Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland metropolitan areas. Inspired by the famous brass bands of the UK and Europe, the band is led by world-renowned Euphonium soloist Dr. Brian Bowman. In its first three years, the Brass Band of Northern Virginia has organized community outreach concerts, masterclasses for student brass players, chamber music performances, and published recordings.
In 2020, the Brass Band of Northern Virginia placed in the Cory Band's International virtual Brass Band contest with its performance of "The Artist's Way" from Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," Philip Wilby's "Lowry's Sketchbook," and Anthony Plog's Trumpet Concerto No. 3. The band also won the award for most entertaining video in its class. This year, the Brass Band of Northern Virginia has an active schedule of 10 programs in the DC and Northern Virginia area.
Dr. Brian Bowman is a renowned euphonium soloist and has over twenty years of experience conducting British Brass Bands. He has served as a professor at nine universities, was the first euphonium player to be elected president of the International Tuba Euphonium Association, and has been a product consultant with Wilson, Getzen, and DEG.
Dr. Bowman has received numerous accolades, including the Clifford Bevan Award for Meritorious Work in Low Brass Scholarship from the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in 2010 and the Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation from the American Bandmaster Association in 2016, which is given to those who have rendered outstanding service to bands and band music in America. Upon his retirement in 2018, the Dr. Brian Bowman Euphonium Endowed Scholarship was established at the University of North Texas. Dr. Bowman brings this expertise and experience to his leadership of the Brass Band of Northern Virginia.
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Lawrence Bocaner, Edward Adkins,
Betty McGonagle, Betsy Roese,
Pamela Kleczek, Susan Burkhart,
Tito Ventura, Lorine and Rob Smith,
Aaron Eckert, Sanford and Marsha King,
Ginger Segala, Nancy Lehnhoff,
John Elliott, Ray and Carolyn Smith,
Chris Dillard, John and Elizabeth Helveston,
Priscilla Turvold, Mary Beasley,
Susan Shugars, Ursula and Andy Johnson
Richard Demy
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Brett Dodson
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Jennifer Sorgatz
Treasurer
David Boltz
Member At Large
Barry Bocanner
Secretary
Brian Bowman
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