Center Meeting House

The New England Brass Consort is Coming to Newbury. 

This quintet, which will play in Newbury on July 9, 2010 at 7 pm, was created in 1985 by then Dartmouth professor, Max Culpepper. He brought together a large ensemble of fabulous young professional brass players from around New England, and produced concerts and recitals that showed off their virtuosity and flare. Max conducted and also joined the ensemble on his euphonium. Many years later the New England Brass Consort still gets together for special occasions, now as a quintet, still playing with that same virtuosity and flare that Max inspired!

Join the

Center Meeting House

Connecticut River Valley Orchestra, and

New England Brass Consort

Friday July, 9, 2010 for

the opening event for Newbury's Old Home Day

for a Buffet Dinner & Cash Bar at Mount Sunapee Resort

From 5 pm till 6:30 pm

$35 per person.

FREE concert at 7 pm

Members of the Consort are:

Dana Oakes, Trumpet

Dana attended the New England Conservatory where he was awarded a performance degree with distinction in 1982. His teachers included Robert Nagel, and Charles Schlueter.  Some of his first professional work was with Sarah Caldwell and the Opera Company of Boston, cutting his teeth on many of the operatic warhorses by Puccini, Verdi, and Bernstein. He currently holds positions in the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Portland Maine Symphony, the Boston Philharmonic, and is principal trumpet of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Dana was solo trumpet with Gunther Schuller’s New England Ragtime Ensemble, as well as with Boston Musica Viva. Dana can be heard on numerous soundtracks for PBS and A&E as both background musician and soloist. He is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, MIT, and The Boston Conservatory.

Dana Russian, trumpet

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Colby College, Dana Russian has been performing in Boston since 1979.  He is the principal trumpet of the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra and a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Classical Orchestra.  He frequently performs with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Boston Lyric Opera Orchestra, and Boston Ballet Orchestra, as well as various regional orchestras and choral groups.  Dana is instructor of trumpet at Brandeis University, Wellesley College, Tufts University, New England Conservatory Extension Division, and has a teaching studio at home.  He is married to his college sweetheart, Christine, and has two children, Katie and Gregory, in Winchester.  A car enthusiast, he enjoys getting his hands dirty working on and racing his old BMW.

Fred Aldrich, French horn

A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Fred Aldrich is a member of the Boston Classical Orchestra and serves as principal horn at the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. He has performed with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, the Philharmonia Hungarica, Boston Ballet, Boston Lyric Opera and the Spoleto Festival. Mr. Aldrich serves on the music faculties at Smith College, Wellesley College and Brandeis University. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Boston Musicians' Association. Fred has studied horn with Richard Mackey, Julie Landsman, James Chambers, Mason Jones and Robert Pierce.

Robert Couture, trombone
 
A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Robert is principal trombone at Boston Ballet, Boston Lyric Opera, Handel & Haydn Society, and Boston Landmarks Orchestra. He has recorded with the Boston Ballet, New England Ragtime Ensemble, Boston Pops, Boston Camerata, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Dinosaur Annex, and Handel & Haydn Society to name a few. One recording with H&H, Lamentations and Praises by John Tavener, won Grammies for best chamber composition and best chamber performance.  Robert is a member of the faculty at Wellesley College and has served as Interim President of the Boston Musicians’ Association. He is a writer, mediator, and carpenter, having published a little fiction and built his own home in Maine. Robert lives with his wife, Judy Saiki Couture, who plays harp frequently with the Boston Symphony, and his handsome son, Julian.

Donald Rankin, tuba

Donald Rankin has been an active performer in the Boston area for over 30 years. He is currently principal tubist with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Lyric Opera, the Boston Philharmonic, the Portland Symphony and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Boston Landmarks Orchestra. He has also performed with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops on many occasions. Donald has recorded with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Philharmonic, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and others. He lives in Medfield MA with his wife Michelle and daughters Christina and Grace. When not playing the tuba, or spending time with his family, Don drives slow cars, drinks old scotch and smokes Cuban cigars.

Max Culpepper is Founder & Conductor of the Connecticut River Valley Orchestra and is the Music Director Emeritus of Dartmouth College

Max and his wife Ginger are acting as Honorary Chairs of our concert this year.