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Gramercy Brass to
host online camp
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Brass musicians can get a free
week of playing and learning
during a week-long virtual summer
camp next month.
From Aug. 3-9, the Gramercy Brass
Orchestra will host their annual Gramercy
Brass Band Camp for players and
spectators alike for free online. Brass
and percussion students, teachers and
performers will gather for a full week
of intense “brass boot camp,” covering
everything from proper daily warm-up
techniques to recording several performance
videos.
Since 2005, the Gramercy Brass Orchestra
has hosted the Gramercy Brass
Band Camp for brass players in the tristate
area and beyond. However, with
the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic
closing down gatherings, there was almost
no summer camp this year.
“Our fi rst inclination was to cancel
it, but I thought it could be a great opportunity
to have the camp online,”
said John Lambert, Founder and Music
Director of the Gramercy Brass
Orchestra. “By opening it virtually, we
have students from all over the country
now. We have one from California,
some from Canada – we’re reaching
a broader terrain than we were when
we were doing this live. We usually get
people within driving range of New
York, Now we are getting people from
all over the country, which is really exciting.”
Though the camp is virtual this year,
the camp will hold a similar schedule
compared to past years. The day will
start off with a warm-up session, followed
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN LAMBERT
by practice sessions as well as
sessions with guest performers and
educators. Students will also be given
pieces of music that instructors will go
over.
“The goal for the week is to get three
pieces recorded,” said Lambert. “We’ll
spend the week teaching this music to
the folks that are coming in. By Sunday
we’ll have a recording session where
campers get off the video, record their
parts and send it in. At the end of camp,
we’ll have a huge video of what we’re
working on.”
To celebrate the camp’s 16th anniversary,
Gramercy Brass Band Camp
is celebrating the 100th birthday of acclaimed
jazz pianist and composer Dave
Brubeck. Brubeck’s son, Chris Brubeck,
will host a session talking about his father’s
life, music and involvement in
the civil rights movement as portrayed
through his music. Chris will also discuss
his own compositional successes,
including music recorded by Gramercy
Brass Orchestra on “Brubeck: Bold &
Brassy!”
Sessions and masterclasses will also
be hosted by Josh Landress (Owner
of J. Landress Brass), Joseph Anderer
(Veteran co-Principal Horn of the
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra), and
Wayne Dillon (Trumpeter and DCI Adjudicator),
to name a few.
For those who don’t want to play
or just want to watch along, they can
register as an observer rather than as
a player.
For more information, register for
the camp, or to donate to Gramercy
Brass Orchestra, visit www.gramercybrass.
org.
12 July 16, 2020 Schneps Media
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