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.