River City Brass
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Biography
River City Brass, a modified British-style brass band, was founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 21, 1981. The ensemble, consisting of 28 members including 25 brass players and 3 percussionists, made its public debut at the Carnegie Music Hall during Pittsburgh's British Festival. Under the direction of Robert Bernat, the band featured notable performers such as Robert Childs and Arthur Taylor. Within six years, River City Brass gained a national reputation and by the mid-1990s was recognized as one of America's premier brass ensembles. The group has since performed at prestigious venues worldwide, including the Adelaide Festival of the Arts and Musikfest. Their mission includes propagating American musical culture through performances, educational programs, and recordings. River City Brass operates a youth program, the River City Youth Brass Band, which has been active since 1986. The ensemble has been led by James Gourlay since August 2010.
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- Les Filles de Cadix, bolero for voice & piano (or orchestra)
- Light Cavalry, overture to the operetta
- Hora staccato (After Grigoras Dinicu)
- Fanfare and Theme, for brass band
- The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (Tune: St. Clement)
- Harlequin, for brass band
- Americans We for band
- Brigg Fair, folk song~Brigg Fair
- Hometown Miniatures, for brass band
- Gopak (Hopak), for orchestra, transcribed by Liadov from the opera Sorochintsï Fair
- My Tribute
- Scaramouche (3), suite for 2 pianos, Op. 165b~Excerpt
- Tonight, song (from "West Side Story")
- Midwest March
- Music for Movies, suite for orchestra~Grover's Corners
- Stardust
- George M. Cohan Broadway Festival, for band
- How Are Things in Glocca Morra
- American Eagle Waltz (Offenbach-valse), for piano (or orchestra)
- The Suite
- American Civil War Fantasy, for band
- Georgia on My Mind, song
- Poinciana (Song of the Tree)
- American Overture, for band
