Spectrum Brass

Our Seminar Finale concert with Spectrum Brass & Students is on August 13th at 8:00pm. VIVE LA FRANCE is a program of great French masterworks; including Fanfare from La Péri by Paul Dukas, Old French Renaissance Dances by Claude Gervaise, Interlude by Louis Durey, Le Camp de Pompée from Antoine et Cléopâtre by Florent Schmitt, & Fanfares Liturgiques by Henri Tomasi.

Tomasi wrote the Fanfares Liturgiques as a part of his opera, Don Juan de Mañara. Joining us for a rare performance of the original version of Tomasi's incredible final movement is our Bay View Music Festival resident soprano, Risa Renae Harman. This will be an amazing event you won't want to miss!!

We'd like to congratulate Scott Leger, Horn for winning the position of Assistant Principal/Third Horn of the Louisville Orchestra. Way to go, Scott!!

Come study with Scott at the Spectrum Brass Seminar this summer from July 8th thru August 15th in beautiful Bay View, MI. Details on our website: https://spectrumbrass.org/seminar-info/

After two days of auditioning, and I am unbelievably excited to have been offered the position of Assistant Princpal/Third Horn of the Louisville Orchestra.

I can’t wait to start working with these fantastic musicians and learn about this city and its communities.

what a day :)

Spectrum Brass Seminar Alumni Profile: Alex Lenhart (2019) earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Case Western Reserve University in 2021, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Trumpet Performance at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music with plans to graduate in 2023. Alex is currently a member of the critically acclaimed CCM Wind Symphony and has performed with other local groups including the Kentucky Symphony. He has also appeared as a soloist with the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra in Franz Joseph Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto.

Alex credits his attendance at the Spectrum Brass Seminar in 2019 as the final tipping point that pushed him towards pursuing his Master’s Degree in Trumpet Performance at the conservatory level. The entrepreneurial classes on professional development had a lasting impact, and he still uses the resources from the classes on Audition Preparation, Brass Arranging, Freelance Professionalism, and Tone Building & Breathing. He also said, “learning from Spectrum Brass as well as my fellow student colleagues in such an intense environment was enlightening and inspiring.”

To young people interested in a career in music, Alex’s advice is, “If you’re thinking to yourself “It's too late to start now.”, it’s not. Go for it with everything you’ve got!”