Summit Brass is the first and only truly American brass ensemble to represent the United States. Touring in America and throughout the world, the ensemble consists of some of the nation's leading trumpet, horn, trombone and tuba soloists and chamber and orchestral musicians. They have recorded numerous albums, been the feature of many television and radio programs, and commissioned many works for brass.
The ensemble was formed by trumpet virtuoso David Hickman in 1985. For many years, Hickman had dreamed of an all-American brass ensemble similar to those in Europe and Japan. He knew that America had the world's finest brass performers and many excellent brass quintets; and he felt that it should have a quality large brass ensemble. Determined to establish the finest group possible, he and his colleagues in the St. Louis Brass Quintet decided to draw upon the talents of some of the best instrumentalists in the country. Thus, Summit Brass was formed with well-known orchestral musicians from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, Phoenix and St. Louis.
In addition to its tour concerts, the Summit Brass instructs the Rafael Méndez Brass Institute, now held annually at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music.
Milton Lewis Stevens, Jr.
1942 - 2007
Tentative faculty include:
TRUMPET
Allan Dean – Professor of Trumpet, Yale University;
Saint Louis Brass Quintet; Calliope
F. Joseph Docksey – Director, Lamont
School of Music; Denver Brass and Aries Brass Quintet
David Hickman – Regents Professor,
Arizona State University; Soloist; Recording Artist
Alan Hood – Professor of Trumpet, University of
Denver; Jazz Soloist; Denver Brass; Aries Brass Quintet
John Marchiando – Acting Principal Trumpet, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra; Lecturer, University of New Mexico
Ronald Romm – Professor of Trumpet,
University of Illinois; formerly, Canadian Brass
HORN
Thomas Bacon – Principal Horn,
Houston Grand Opera; Principal Horn, Houston Ballet Orchestra; Saint Louis Brass Quintet International horn soloist, recording artist and master teacher
Allene Hackleman – Principal Horn, Edmonton
Symphony Orchestra
Martin Hackleman – Principal Horn,
National Symphony; formerly, Canadian Brass and Empire Brass
A. David Krehbiel – Former Principal Horn, San
Francisco Symphony; Chicago Symphony; Detroit Symphony
Jesse McCormick – Second Horn, The
Cleveland Orchestra
Susan McCullough – Instructor of Horn, Lamont School of Music; Denver Brass and Aries Brass Quintet
TROMBONE
Carl Lenthe – Professor of Trombone,
Indiana University; Former Principal, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
John Lofton – Acting Bass Trombone,
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Bass Trombone, The Phoenix Symphony
Dr. Joseph Martin – Professor of Trombone and Euphonium, Lamont School of Music; Denver Brass and Aries Brass Quintet
Ralph Sauer – Former Principal Trombone, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Larry Zalkind – Principal Trombone,
Utah Symphony Orchestra; Professor, University of Utah
EUPHONIUM
Dr. Brian Bowman – Professor. of Euphonium, Univ. of North Texas; Former Soloist, U. S. Air Force Band
TUBA
Kathy Aylsworth-Brantigan – Instructor of Tuba, University of Denver Lamont School of Music; Aries Brass Quintet; Artistic Director, Denver Brass
Daniel Perantoni – Professor of Tuba,
Indiana University; Soloist; Saint Louis Brass Quintet
Robert Tucci – Principal Tuba,
Bavarian Opera & Ballet Orchestra, Munich, Germany
