Celebration Brass Quintet of Minnesota

Welcome to the web site for the Celebration Brass Quintet of Minnesota !

Don't miss our upcoming concerts:

 

Minneapolis Riverfront District, Minneapolis

103 Portland Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN

Monday evening June 21, 2010 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Minneapolis Riverfront District - Minneapolis

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Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis

4801 Minnehaha Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN

Tuesday evening June 29, 2010 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Minnehaha Park - Minneapolis

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Bryant Square Park, Minneapolis

3101 Bryant Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN

Thursday evening July 15, 2010 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Bryant Square Park - Minneapolis

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Brookview Park, Golden Valley

100 Brookview Pkwy, Golden Valley, MN

Monday evening July 26, 2010 from 7 to 8 p.m.

Brookview Park - Golden Valley

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Centennial Lakes, Edina

7499 France Avenue S., Edina MN

Monday evening August 9, 2010 from 7 to 8:00 p.m.

Centennial Lakes Park - Edina

http://maps.google.com/Centennial

 

Hennepin County Government Center Plaza, Minneapolis

300 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN

Wednesday afternoon August 25, 2010 from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Hennepin County Government Center Plaza - Minneapolis

http://maps.google.com/Hennepin County Government Center

 

Como Park Pavilion, St. Paul

1360 N Lexington Pkwy, St. Paul, MN

Friday evening August 27, 2010 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Como Lakeside Pavilion - St. Paul

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Our Concert History

The Celebration Brass Quintet was founded in 2001 by members of the Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra and began its career as artists-in-residence at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Hopkins. Drawing from a library of over 300 arrangements, the quintet has developed a wide repertoire in a variety of musical genres, including jazz, dixieland, ragtime, classical, show tunes, and "golden oldies." The Celebration Brass has played at numerous venues across the Twin Cities area, including Music Association of Minnetonka concerts, weddings, churches, arts centers, retail stores and senior residences.

 

 

To reserve the quintet for your celebration or event, call (952) 545-6477 for availability and rates.

For general information, email us at CelebrationBrass@Comcast.Net

Arrangements from over 300 titles: Click Here for Sample Programs

We inspired an original piece of art by our Artist-in-Residence - Ashley Mecum

 

 

Steve Lea - Trumpet *

Steve Lea graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN. He currently performs with the Minnetonka Symphony, Minnetonka Band, Celebration Brass, Cannon Brass Choir, Silver Lake Brass and the Maple Grove Jazz Ensemble. Steve also arranges and directs instrumental music for Family of Christ Lutheran in Ham Lake, MN on a
weekly basis. In real life he is a mild mannered Operational Loss Risk
Analyst with USBancorp. He lives is Andover, MN with his wife Beth and daughter Kyri.
 

* Founding Member

Betty Mackay - Trumpet *

Betty pursued her music studies at Augsburg College. She is a member of Brava! Brass Quintet and has played for over 30 years with the Da Capo Brass Quintet, whose performances include the Prairie Home Companion and Minnesota Public Radio's Live From Landmark concert series, and numerous recitals at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Betty is also a member of the Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra and also has performed with the Dakota Valley Symphony, the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra, the Kenwood Orchestra, Allegro Symphonia, and the Minneapolis Civic Orchestra. Betty performs regularly with theater groups across the Twin Cities area, including the Gilbert and Sullivan Very Light Opera Company, the Lakeshore Players, the Moundsview Community Theater, the Cross Community Players, the Maquers Theater and the Morris Park Players.
 

Oliver Lemke - French Horn

Oliver majored in the French horn and graduated with honors from the Birmingham Conservatoire in Birmingham, England. He played in a variety of regional orchestras and concert bands in England, including the horn quartet 'Pause for Thought', and in the shows 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Wizard of Oz'. Since moving to the US in 2003, Oliver has been a regular member of the Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra. He joined the Celebration Brass in 2004.
 

Kevin Duggins - Trombone

Kevin graduated from Indiana University with a Master of Music degree in trombone performance. He plays in Brio Brass and the Minnetonka Concert Band and he has played with several other groups in the Twin Cities, including the Minnetonka Symphony, the Cities Orchestra, Universal Jazz, Moundsview Community Theater, and the Calhoun-Isles Community Band. Some of the other musical groups Kevin has performed with include the South Dakota Symphony, the Sioux City (Iowa) Symphony, Columbus (Indiana) Pro Musica, Cumberland County (Tennessee) Playhouse and The Carpenters.

Bob Mecum - Tuba *

Bob pursued performance music studies at Pepperdine University, Malibu CA, California State University at Los Angeles, and at California State University at Fullerton. He is currently is a freelance tubist and has played with Minneapolis area groups, such as the Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra, the John Philip Sousa Memorial Band, and Southern California groups, such as Hour of Power Television Orchestra and Glory of Christmas/Easter Pagents- Schueller Ministries. Bob plays Mirafone tubas exclusively.