Welcome to the website of the nationally-acclaimed
Georgia Brass Band
2008 North American Brass Band Association
Honors Section Champions
We are a traditional British-style brass band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Incorporated as a not-for-profit educational corporation in the summer of 1999, the GBB's mission is two-fold:
- We strive to expose area audiences to fine British brass band music in concert halls, colleges, churches, and anywhere else where the thrilling sound of brass music is appreciated.
- We provide an opportunity for top-level brass players to hone and showcase their individual and collective talents through rehearsals and performances.
The Georgia Brass Band is available to perform at your party, ceremony, or function. The band has done a number of private functions, including pool parties, corporate meetings, nursing home concerts, and holiday gatherings. Don't need a full 30-piece brass band? No problem. Smaller ensembles comprised of band members are also available. Contact us for rates and availability.
The Georgia Brass Band
2800 Trotters Point Drive
Snellville, Georgia 30039
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Please take a few minutes to learn more about our members, our history, our performance schedule and our music. Thank you for visiting - we hope to see you at a performance soon!
The Georgia Brass Band is a nonprofit corporation organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. As such, donations to the GBB are tax deductible. For information on how you can contribute to the Georgia Brass Band, please contact Joe Johnson at 770-978-3987.
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by Joe Johnson on March 30, 2008, 02:13:00 PMThe band made its third appearance at the North American Brass Band Association Championships in New Albany, IN on March 28 and walked away as this year's Honors Section Champions. The band's performances of Eric Ball's Journey Into Freedom and Philip Sparke's Endeavour earned rave reviews from both the audience and the adjudicators. The band played with assurance and energy and received high praise for its mature and robust sound. The entire band rose to the occasion and there was some truly special playing by our fine core of principal players.
And while we are certainly glad to accept the top prize in our category, we also offer our heartiest congratulations to Central Ohio Brass Band (2nd place) and Princeton Brass Band (3rd place). GBB and COBB seem to have established a friendly rivalry in the Honors Section over the past couple of years. In 2007 COBB got the better of us, and this year we turned the tables on them. Following both of these contests, however, both bands could be found at Louisville's Bluegrass Brewing Company enjoying each other's company and congratulating each other over many rounds of malted beverages. COBB is extremely gracious in both victory and defeat. We aim to test their mettle in the latter for years to come!
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by Joe Johnson on October 20, 2007, 03:03:00 AMThe GBB would like to extend its thanks to The Salvation Army's Atlanta Temple Corps for generously providing us with a wonderful rehearsal venue. Pretty much all we have to do is walk in and play since the platform is already set up for the resident Atlanta Temple Band. The move to Atlanta Temple makes for a convenient, centrally located site with easy interstate access and plenty of parking. It also has pretty darned good acoustics. Commanding officer Major Rick Mikles and the staff at Temple have been very accommodating and we are pleased to partner with them in this way. 478 Views | Rating: (0 rates)
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by Joe Johnson on September 19, 2007, 07:30:00 AM
Here is our schedule for this season:
October 6, 2007: Norcross ArtsFest. 4:30 - 6:00 PM. Thrasher Park in Historic Norcross.
October 13, 2007: Atlanta Scandinavian Festival. 2:25 - 3:15 PM. Oglethorpe University, Atlanta.
December 1, 2007: Suwanee Christmas Celebration. Suwanee - Time TBA
March 28, 2008: Christ Church Cathedral. 7:30 PM. Louisville, KY.
March 29, 2008: NABBA Championships. Indiana University Southeast. New Albany, IN.
May 11, 2008: Lawrenceville Road United Methodist, Tucker, GA 7:00 PM
June 14, 2008: Huffman Center at the Darlington School, Rome, GA 7:00 PM
We will be appearing as part of the Rome Symphony's concert season. This will be a fun concert and you are welcome to bring food and beverage. It will be sort of an indoor version of going to Chastain. Visit www.romesymphony.org for more info and tickets.
June 15, 2008: Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Emory University 7:30 PM
The band will be featured in the opening concert of the 2008 International Euphonium Institute. We've participated in this event several times now and it is always a fun evening. Visit www.euphonium.com for more information about the institute.
Following our Schwartz Center concert the band will take a well-earned break. Tune in later in the summer for details about our 2008-2009 Season, which happens to be our 10th! 485 Views | Rating: (0 rates)
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