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    Menlo Brass Quintet

    The Menlo Brass Quintet enjoys a reputation as one of the San Francisco Bay Area's finest brass quintets, renowned for outstanding musicianship and the unparalleled diversity of their repertoire featuring more than 850 compositions, including over 90 original pieces, performed for the enjoyment of more than 300 concert and special event audiences. The group performs a wide variety of music, from Baroque and Classical, to Broadway musicals, popular, Dixieland and jazz. The Menlo Brass Quintet was founded in 1982. They have been the featured group in many local concert series, at conventions, and on local radio. They have performed together with several premier vocal groups of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Quintet provided music for the inaugurations of the President of Stanford University and the Chancellor of the University of California at Santa Cruz, and twice performed Gunther Schuller's Diptych for Brass Quintet and Concert Band with the Stanford Symphonic Band. The Menlo Brass were featured in the Stanford University Centennial Celebration and, starting in 1996, have played at every Commencement at Stanford University. They have played concerts for a number of local schools, introducing students to the charms of music and the pleasure of playing in ensembles, particularly on brass instruments! The Menlo Brass Quintet regularly provides brilliant musical highlights for celebrations and church services at First Baptist Church of Menlo Park, St. James Lutheran Church in San Leandro, First Congregational Church in Palo Alto, and Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, to name but a few. They have also contributed lighter music for dozens of receptions, grand openings, and summer park concerts. The Menlo Brass has twice performed pre-game music, the National Anthem, and "7th inning stretch" tunes at San Francisco Giants baseball games.

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      Menlo Brass Quintet

      927 3rd Avenue
      Redwood City, CA 94063

      Phone: 650-364-8413

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