Virtuoso Voices™ - Canadian Brass (Getting to Carnegie) 0:22 December 2008 CD 


[Use this clip to enhance your introduction of almost any recording by the Canadian Brass.  For your December holiday programming this clip is highly suited to multiple tracks from the CB's "Christmas Tradition" (Opening Day 7345) and "Songs of Christmas" (Opening Day 9328).  Earlier CB Holiday recordings, and the rest of their vast discography are available at arkivmusic.com.]



SUGGESTED HOST INTRO
For the Canadian Brass, their dream to play in Carnegie Hall came true in part because the players happily did something most musicians avoid, or do only out of necessity.  They played hundreds and hundreds of concerts for children – or as musicians call them: "Kiddie Concerts."

CLIP TRANSCRIPT
"We used the children's shows as a laboratory.  Children were very honest, their reactions are very quick, and they taught us a lot and we saw that as a road to successes.  At that time there wasn't a promoter in North America that would have put a brass ensemble into Carnegie Hall.  We just took the bull by the horn and went in."

SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO
In addition to practice, the way to get to Carnegie Hall is to try things out in front of toughest audience of all – children.  That was Canadian Brass tuba player and founding member, Chuck Daellenbach (DOLL-len-bok).  Here are the Canadian Brass playing (insert composer, music and title).

 

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