The Chicago Brass Band is a 30-piece brass and percussion ensemble formed in the British brass band tradition but with a Chicago flair. The band, led by six-time NABBA championship conductor Colin Holman, is celebrating its 10th season this year.

This international award-winning ensemble is a member of
the North American Brass Band Association (NABBA).

In its first decade, the Chicago Brass Band has won the NABBA Championship,
competed in the inaugural World Music Contest in The Netherlands, participated
in the renowned Whit Friday Marches in England, and twice been a featured
ensemble in front of 40,000 brass fans at the Great American Brass Festival.

The band’s favorite activity, however, remains dazzling audiences in Chicago,
one of the world’s premiere cities for brass musicianship. The band has particularly
enjoyed recent performances with soloists drawn from the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra’s celebrated brass section, including Charlie Vernon,
Gene Pokorny, and Mark Ridenour.




VISION
The Chicago Brass Band (CBB) is a world class brass band in the British
tradition, and reflects the American musical culture of which it is a part.

MISSION
* CBB attains the highest musical and artistic standards possible,
earning the respect of critical, serious music lovers

* CBB promotes good brass band music as high art, while also
providing an entertaining concert experience for its audiences

* CBB at all times honors the musical labor, achievement, and
individual dignity of each of its members.

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