Christmas Buzz Brass

• Wade Rackley:
• 1 Rackley: A Christmas Festival Medley (After Leroy Andersson, Arr. for Brass quintet by Hugo Bégin) 05:05
• Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975):
• 2 Anderson: Sleigh Ride (Arr. for Brass quintet David Kayser) 02:50
• Franz Xaver Grüber (1787 - 1863):
• 3 Grüber: Stille Nacht (Arr. for Brass quintet by Robert Prévost) 03:23
• Anonymous:
• 4 Anonymous: Les anges dans nos campagnes (Arr. for Bass quintet by Hugo Bégin) 03:30
• 5 Anonymous: Noel canadien Medley (Arr. for Brass quintet by Howard Cable & Enrico Dastous) 10:53
• Bernard De La Monnoye (1641 - 1728):
• 6 Monnoye: Patapan (Arr. for Brass quintet by Craig Levesque) 02:09
• Jason De Carufel:
• 7 Carufel: Greensleeves (After Anonymous, Arr. for Brass quintet by Bill Reichenbach & Bob Chilcott) 03:55
• Mel Tormé (1925 - 1999):
• 8 Tormé: The Christmas Song - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Arr. for Brass quintet by Arr. Frank Comstock & Jason De Carufel) 05:46
• Jule Styne (1905 - 1994):
• 9 Styne: Let it Snow (Arr. for Brass quintet by Hugo Bégin) 02:49
• Vince Guaraldi (1928 - 1976):
• 10 Guaraldi: Christmas Time Is Here (Arr. for bass quintet by Brandon Ridenour) 03:12
• Andrew Carter (b. 1939):
• 11 Carter: The 12 Days of Christmas (Arr. for Brass quintet by Howard Cable, Sylvain Lapointe & Enrico Dastous) 08:53
• Anonymous:
• 12 Anonymous: We wish You a Merry Christmas (Arr. for Brass quintet by John Iveson) 00:56
• Total Runtime 53:21

Info for Christmas

Combining tremendous talent, engaging energy and a hint of humour, this award-winning ensemble delivers a festive and moving concert that embodies the joyous magic of the season. Featuring trombone, horn, brass trombone and trumpets, Buzz Brass performs holiday favourites from Bach’s My Spirit Be Joyfuland Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite to modern repertoire like Johnny Mark’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Mel Tormé’s The Christmas Song. Joining Buzz Brass is the Quartom vocal quartet.

Buzz Brass
Quartom vocal quartet

Buzz Brass
Since 2002, Buzz Brass quintet has been travelling all over the globe to captivate classical music lovers. Whether its concerts consist of brass quintet alone or together with guest musicians, the original artistic propositions it presents leave nobody cold. With over 1,600 appearances to its credit, the ensemble has reached more than 350,000 music lovers throughout North America, Europe and China. The numerous awards and distinctions that Buzz Brass has earned over the years (Opus, ADISQ, and Trille Or) attest to both the quality and the relevance of its musical performances. Thanks to numerous innovative programs, praiseworthy recordings, a unique repertoire and a vision of classical concerts that reaches out to a wide audience, the group now features among the most reputable brass quintets in Canada. Its appearances abroad (Edinburgh’s 2015 Fringe Festival, Beijing’s 2016 Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, and New York’s 2018 Chamber Music America) enable Canadian musicians’ know-how to shine forth and inspire youths from everywhere to learn music. Its latest productions have had Buzz collaborating with established symphony orchestras such as those of Gatineau, Sherbrooke, Winnipeg and Quebec City as well as with Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra.

Booklet for Christmas