THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BRASS QUINTET has distinguished itself as a first-rate ensemble of stellar artists/teachers.  JUDITH SAXTON, trumpet teacher and Brass Coordinator at NCSA, is a faculty member of the Eastern Music Festival and is principal with the Key West Symphony and Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival.  NCSA large ensembles manager KEN WILMOT, trumpet, is in demand throughout the United States and Europe performing with bands such as The Four Tops and the Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey Orchestras, and is also a founding member of the Giannini Brass.  DAVID JOLLEY, horn, receives accolades from the New York Times as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician of “remarkable virtuosity.”  His recital appearances throughout the States include performances with the Guarneri Quartet, Beaux Arts Trio, and the Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center.  In addition to his teaching at NCSA, JAMES MILLER, trombone, is associate principal trombonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.  He has performed with numerous ensembles of varying styles—jazz, rock, and Latin—from the Silk Road Ensemble to the Mainly Mozart Festival.  MATT RANSOM, tuba, performs not only with Winston Salem Symphony but also with Carolina Brass and orchestras throughout the southeast and in Europe. 

This concert is sponsored by Lincoln Financial.