NATCHITOCHES – Freedom Brass will present a concert at Northwestern State University on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. A live stream will be available at capa.nsula.edu/livestream.
Freedom Brass, the brass ensemble of the United States Air Force Band of the West, is stationed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The ensemble is made up of two trumpets, French horn, trombone, tuba and percussion and is dedicated to presenting to its audiences the total spectrum of today’s musical literature.
Members of the ensemble are Master Sgt. Eric Proper and Staff Sgt. Justin Weisenborn on trumpet, Senior Airman Josh Cote on horn, Airman 1st Class Evan Drumm on trombone, Airman 1st Class Carter Loud on tuba and Airman 1st Class Ross Hussong on percussion.
The members of Freedom Brass bring to the United States Air Force many years of professional experience with symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, touring shows, and today’s popular artists. This group has been featured in performances at the New York Brass Conference and Boston University’s Tanglewood Music Center. Freedom Brass performs for civilian and military audiences throughout the southwestern region of the United States of America with a repertoire spanning five centuries.
Freedom Brass travels more than 20,000 miles annually and appears in more than 100 concerts and clinics. The group performs at military ceremonies, conducts educational clinics and presents entertaining community concerts throughout the Band of the West’s touring region.
