The Colorado Brass
An Ensemble of Brass and Percussion
Our Story
The Colorado Brass is the state’s newest British-style brass band and we are proud to join Colorado’s rich history of brass bands. Founded in January 2018, our members hail from communities throughout the front range. The band has already established itself as a champion of new music for brass band, having performed a number of American and world premieres by composers from England, Belgium, Netherlands and France.
The band is proud to have placed 7th in the 2019 Championship Division of the North American Brass Band Association Championships in our debut at the event. The 2019-20 season is in preparation, in which we will feature band members as soloists alongside world-renowned guest artists, including Rachel Neil, Horn Soloist with the world famous Fairey Band. Please join us for our 2019-20 season!
The band is proud to have placed 7th in the 2019 Championship Division of the North American Brass Band Association Championships in our debut at the event. The 2019-20 season is in preparation, in which we will feature band members as soloists alongside world-renowned guest artists, including Rachel Neil, Horn Soloist with the world famous Fairey Band. Please join us for our 2019-20 season!
Accomplishments
2019:
-Best Horn (Geoff Tyndall) U.S. Open Championship
-Best Trombone (Dave Ellis) U.S. Open Championship
-Best New Arrangement or Composition (Time in a Bottle) U.S. Open Championship
-1st Place- Horn Slow Melody Senior Division- Geoff Tyndall
-2nd Place- Brass Ensembles - Brian Sugrue, Eric Gonzales, Jacob Conner, and Michael McLean
-2nd Place- Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival Solo Contest- Geoff Tyndall
-3rd Place- Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival Solo Contest- Michael McLean
-NABBA Championships 7th Place- Championship Division (261.8)
2018:
-Colorado All-State Band and Orchestra - Alex Hardin
-1st Place- Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival Solo Contest - David Ellis
-Founded January 28, 2018
-Best Horn (Geoff Tyndall) U.S. Open Championship
-Best Trombone (Dave Ellis) U.S. Open Championship
-Best New Arrangement or Composition (Time in a Bottle) U.S. Open Championship
-1st Place- Horn Slow Melody Senior Division- Geoff Tyndall
-2nd Place- Brass Ensembles - Brian Sugrue, Eric Gonzales, Jacob Conner, and Michael McLean
-2nd Place- Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival Solo Contest- Geoff Tyndall
-3rd Place- Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival Solo Contest- Michael McLean
-NABBA Championships 7th Place- Championship Division (261.8)
2018:
-Colorado All-State Band and Orchestra - Alex Hardin
-1st Place- Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival Solo Contest - David Ellis
-Founded January 28, 2018