The Dallas Brass: A Little-Known National Treasure

From John Philip Sousa to John Williams, from Herb Alpert to Aaron Copland and Henry Mancini, the Dallas Brass led by trombonist Michael Levine completely enchants.
The Dallas Brass: A Little-Known National Treasure
The Dallas Brass: (L–R) D.J. Barraclough, Michael Levine, Paul Carlson, Chris McWilliams, Juan Berrios, and Luis Migel Araya. The Dallas Brass
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From John Philip Sousa to John Williams, from Herb Alpert to Aaron Copland and Henry Mancini, the Dallas Brass led by trombonist Michael Levine completely enchants.

Several days ago, I saw their beautifully worked out program. It tied whole periods and whole genres of music together—pop, rock, classical, jazz—and demonstrated music’s highest mission: to deeply touch another human being.

The sheer virtuosity of the Dallas Brass players is uncanny.