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The Prism Brass Quintet

The Prism Brass Quintet is an ensemble of five friends who have played together since meeting as students at the Eastman School of Music in 1996. Composed of trumpeters Matthew Bickel and Steve Haase, hornist Erik Kofoed, trombonist Aaron Moats, and tubist Sam Buccigrossi. In addition to performing established repertoire, the group works with contemporary composers and has premiered new works by Aaron Travers, Stephan Freund, and Erik Kofoed and will soon premiere a work for film and brass quintet by Jeff Beal. The Prism Brass Quintet is the graduate brass quintet-in-residence at the University of Maryland College Park. During the 1999-2000 academic year the Prism Brass was a university sponsored chamber ensemble at the Eastman School of Music and were featured recently on NPRÆs "The Record Shelf.

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Watch Past Performances

The Prism Brass Quintet 9/23/02: The Prism Brass Quintet

The Prism Brass Quintet (trumpets, trombone, French horn and tuba) premiere two specially commissioned pieces with Arabic and West African themes.

The Prism Brass Quintet

The Prism Brass Quintet (trumpets, trombone, French horn and tuba) premiere two specially commissioned pieces with Arabic and West African themes.
The Prism Brass Quintet 5/27/01: The Prism Brass Quintet

The Prism Brass Quintet, a dynamic young ensemble, performs contemporary and classical works with "extraordinary artistry and technical brilliance" (The Washington Post).

The Prism Brass Quintet

The Prism Brass Quintet, a dynamic young ensemble, performs contemporary and classical works with "extraordinary artistry and technical brilliance" (The Washington Post).
The Prism Brass Quintet 12/24/00: The Prism Brass Quintet

The Prism Brass Quintet, a dynamic young ensemble, performs contemporary and classical works with "extraordinary artistry and technical brilliance" (The Washington Post).

The Prism Brass Quintet

The Prism Brass Quintet, a dynamic young ensemble, performs contemporary and classical works with "extraordinary artistry and technical brilliance" (The Washington Post).

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