Sunshine Brass Band of Tampa Bay

Is a brass band sometimes a little too much? Sure, but we can accomodate those occasions too. The "Videos" link to the left contains a sample of Christmas music from 2009. The players in these videos are, from left to right:

• Dave Peto, Flugelhorn,
• Linda Detman, Trombone,
• Andy Glow, Euphonium,
• Timothy Jones, Tuba,
• Lew Green, Cornet,
• George deGuzman, Trumpet

John Wheeler emailed me with the date for Tuba Christmas: December 19. While not an activity of the Sunshine Brass itself, I'm sure that our friends would appreciate hearing about it.

Click the "Read More" link for his press release!

Five, six, thirteen, twenty! Those are the December dates to remember! See the Concerts Page for all the details! Or you can become a Facebook Band Fan, and Facebook will remind you of each event as it approaches.

We're still on for Ashton Gardens as well!

See you there!

The Band has resumed rehearsals, and is taking pre-orders for the Christmas CD, which will be recorded in September and (hopefully) ready in time for, well, Christmas!

Two new appearances are at the Concerts page, both dear friends: Ashton Gardens in October and Trinity United Methodist in December.

Yes, the Holiday Horns is still going to happen. We just haven't determined the date yet.

It's good to be back!

Our friends at BBCF (Brass Band of Central Florida) need a Euphonium player from now until at least the US Open Brass Competition on November 7th, 2009.

Interested parties should contact Steve Hewitt or Kevin Cramer ASAP!

One of the band's longest-serving leaders, Randy Stribling, has experienced the loss of his wonderful wife of 35 years. We stand by our dear friend during this difficult time. Use the Read More link below for the loving tribute he penned for her.

If you'd like get your very own vanity email address to show your band pride, they available immediately and without cost.

Just drop me a line, tell me what email address under @sunshinebrass.com you'd like. You'll also have two options in how it works:

• You can have a totally separate email box from your normal emails -- OR
  
• You can have yourname@sunshinebrass.com simply redirect to your existing email.
  

It's that time of year. President, Vice-President, Treasurer and several "at-large" positions are coming up for election.

New twist: We're going to do an ONLINE ELECTION, so like any other voters, you must register to vote! Create your new account to participate! It only takes a moment, and of course we don't traffic your personal details anywhere. Anyone who knows me knows how I hate it when other do that!

Elections will take place after the Summer Break is over.

You may nominate yourself or others by contacting Linda!

There is growing interest within the band in forming a competition-quality brass quintet.

We don't have to limit ourselves to five players, of course. We are all busy professionals, and will have schedule conflicts and occasional emergencies like anyone else, so it would great to have a pool of 10 or 12 people that we can rely on to serve as alternates for each other. In this way, we will be able to reliably represent that band at EVERY opportunity, rather than just the ones that match five individuals' schedules.

This also means we can mix it up and spread the fun around!

The band is on Summer Break from June 9 to sometime in August. The date of the next rehearsal is not yet firmly settled, but when it is, we'll announce it here.

Don't let your horn grow any cobwebs!