SOUTHERN ARTS BRASS QUINTET

Formed in 1968, this ensemble has a rich history. The SABQ has worked with and performed for composers John Cheetham, Eric Ewazen, Karel Husa, Vincent Persichetti, William Presser, Gunther Schuller, and Luigi Zaninelli. The group has also performed for President George H.W. Bush and Mississippi Governor Hailey Barbour. The Southern Arts Brass Quintet is comprised of faculty members in the School of Music at The University of Southern Mississippi and one of our alumni.

Current members of the group are:

Dr. Daniel Kelly, trumpet
Mr. Bruno Lourensetto, trumpet
Dr. Heidi Lucas, horn
Dr. Bruce Tychinski, trombone
Dr. Richard Perry, tuba

Each year, the Southern Arts Brass Quintet performs several concerts on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi and in the Hattiesburg area.  We also provide music for commencement ceremonies at the Hattiesburg and Gulf Coast campuses of Southern Miss. In addition to these performances, the group performs often at off-campus venues and tours throughout the southeastern United States.  The Southern Arts Brass Quintet is also actively involved in music education and community outreach through educational presentations in schools, community concerts, and performing as featured artists along with concert bands and orchestras.  In recent years, we have performed at schools in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.  If you are a music educator interested in having the SABQ visit your school, please contact us.

The repertoire for the group is diverse including:

• Literature originally composed for brass quintet by composers such as Victor Ewald, Leonard Bernstein, Witold Lutoslawski, and Malcolm Arnold.
• Transcriptions of music from the masters like Bach, Handel, Mozart, and Shostakovich.
• Music written by contemporary composers including Michael Davis, Enrique Crespo, and Anthony Plog.
• Arrangements by members of the SABQ.
• Jazz and Popular Music - tap your foot to Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, and Broadway hits.