You can hear about (and see photos of) our recent performance for the Pope on April 17th.

Check out the new CD, The Lyric Trumpet II by Phil Snedecor and Paul Skevington

Make sure to listen to some sound clips or go to meet the performers.

You can also browse a sample of the ensemble's repertoire and look at booking and contact information or read reviews of our recordings.

You can also make a donation to the WSB.

Here are just a few of the things we're up to:

• Our February 2008 series in Baltimore and University of Richmond was VERY well received. We sounded great under Richard Westerfield's direction and the audiences responded with great enthusiasm. For one of the best reviews we've ever received click here. It reminds us of why we do what we do!

• Our 15th Anniversary Concert with Leonard Slatkin in October was a huge success. Thanks to all of you who were there and supported us. To read the review, click here.

• We performed for 1200+ members of the International Trumpet Guild in May. Read the great review here.

• Our fourth CD has been reissued on Warner Classics! This is the first major label distribution deal ever by a brass ensemble and we've very excited about it. They intend to make a big push for this CD in the coming months, so look for it with a new title (Burana In Brass) and in new packaging. We've gotten some great reviews from Gramophone and American Record Guide on this recording, so if you don't have it yet, don't miss out.

• The WSB had a great story in the International Musician entitled "Not Your Average Brass Ensemble"

• We made another recording with Michael McCarthy and the National Cathedral Choir in June which will be released this December. Look for us on their newest Christmas recording.
  
  

Other things you can do here:

You can view photos our recording sessions for our CD "Dances with Brass!"

You may also purchase one of our CDs.

Thanks for visiting and please let us know if you have any questions!

Background

The Washington Symphonic Brass is comprised of some of the finest professional musicians in the Washington/Baltimore area. While the members are in constant demand for orchestral, solo, and chamber music performances, they have assembled to play some of the great literature written for large brass ensemble. Conductor Milt Stevens and Trumpeter Phil Snedecor formed this group of players out of their love of and excitement about this fine literature. Individually, the members of the WSB have performed with many of the nation's best orchestras, such as The National Symphony, The Baltimore Symphony, and The Philadelphia Orchestra, among other illustrious institutions. The WSB performs throughout the Washington and Baltimore metropolitan area, appearing at some of the great performance spaces on the east coast. Specializing in compositions written for large brass ensemble and percussion (four trumpets, four horns, four trombones, euphonium, tuba, timpani, and percussion instruments) with organs, choruses, and other instruments optional, the varied repertoire of the Washington Symphonic Brass covers five centuries.

Incorporated in the State of Maryland, the Washington Symphonic Brass is a not-for-profit 501c(3) corporation. You may view our IRS Form 990 here. Our Schedule A is avaliable upon request. We are sponsored, in part, by the Maryland State Arts Council and the Cultural Arts Foundation of Anne Arundel County. In addition to these organizations, we are supported by individual and corporate donors.

In Memoriam

Milton Stevens 1942-2007

Milt Stevens was the Music director, conductor and co-founder
of the Washington Symphonic Brass. Along with Phil Snedecor, Milt
conceived, guided, and built The Washington Symphonic Brass into a premier
ensemble. He gave enthusiastically, willingly, and unselfishly toward the
development and furtherance of this ensemble. Milt leaves behind an
academic and musical legacy. He will be greatly missed by his family,
friends and colleagues.