The National Brass Ensemble. Members are drawn from the major orchestras of the United States and they have recorded, in the most amazingly musical performances, this collection of sixteen Gabrieli brass choir pieces in arrangements by Timothy Higgins. And a bonus piece, the world premier of Music for Brass, by John Williams.

All of the music is in this catalog in the Gabrieli/Higgins section. The audio examples are all taken from this CD.

Personnel:

Michael Sachs, Principal Trumpet, The Cleveland Orchestra

Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone, New York Philharmonic

David Bilger, Principal Trumpet, The Philadelphia Orchestra

Jeffrey Curnow, Associate Principal Trumpet, The Philadelphia Orchestra

Marc Damoulakis, Principal Percussion, The Cleveland Orchestra

Nitzan Haroz, Principal Trombone, The Philadelphia Orchestra

Randall Hawes, Bass Trombone, Detroit Symphony

Tim Higgins, Principal Trombone, San Francisco Symphony

Thomas Hooten, Principal Trumpet, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Mark J. Inouye, Principal Trumpet, San Francisco Symphony

Richard King, Principal Horn, The Cleveland Orchestra

Massimo La Rosa, Principal Trombone, The Cleveland Orchestra

Adam Luftman, Principal Trumpet, San Francisco Opera and Ballet Orchestras

James Markey, Bass Trombone, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Chris Martin, Principal Trumpet, Chicago Symphony

Michael Martin, Trumpet, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Jennifer Montone, Principal Horn, The Philadelphia

Michael Mulcahy, Trombone, Chicago Symphony

Gene Pokorny, Principal Tuba, Chicago Symphon

Thomas Rolfs, Principal Trumpet, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Mike W. Roylance, Principal Tuba, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Michael Sachs, Principal Trumpet, The Cleveland Orchestra

James Sommerville, Principal Horn, Boston Symphony Orchestr

Yasuhito Sugiyama, Principal Tuba, The Cleveland Orchestra

Robert Ward, Principal Horn, San Francisco Symphony

Gail Williams, Professor, Horn, Northwestern University

Paul Yancich, Principal Timpani, The Cleveland Orchestra