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TRUMPET
Lisa is a native of Riverside with a passion for the
outdoors and the arts. She works as a citrus
entomologist at UCR focusing on biological control of citrus
pests.
Lisa enjoys gardening, wind surfing, fly fishing
and cross-country skiing. In addition to playing with
BrassWorks, Lisa plays lead and section parts in
various Riverside and Orange County big bands.
She has studied with Bobby Shew, Howie Shear,
Roger Wood and David Scott.
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TRUMPET
Mark grew up in Texas and took up the trumpet in Texas-sized style. In high school, he was selected as a member of the Texas All-State Band and Orchestra. He attended the nation's second-largest music school at the University of North Texas.
While attending college, he played in Latin, rock, and big bands around the Dallas area. His most memorable gig was as a member of the Dallas Cowboy Stadium Band, a five-year stint that enabled him to perfect his skills at accompanying the bump-and-grind routines of the famous Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.
Before moving to Southern California, Mark spent two years peforming on cruise ships. He now lives in Riverside with his band director wife, Anne, and their daughter Emily, a promising 11-year-old pianist. He teaches second grade at Foothill Elementary in Corona. |
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FRENCH HORN
Robert Bell was born and raised in Riverside, California. He began studying the piano at an early age and added the French horn in 5th grade. He played horn throughout middle and high schools. After college, he successfully auditioned for third horn in a provincial orchestra in Holland. There he remained for three years until auditioning for utility horn in the National Symphony of Mexico. After five years in this position, he was offered the position of solo first horn, where he remained for 16 years.
Upon retiring from the orchestra, Bell returned to Riverside with his wife and three sons. For the past several years he has been a Spanish/English bi-lingual teacher in various school districts and played horn in different local musical groups such as and Performance Riverside.
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TROMBONE
Dan, a native of Denver, grew up in household where learning to play a musical instrument was mandatory. Sadly (or maybe not), no composer has ever written a piece for cello, viola, oboe, bassoon and trombone.
He played in all-city and all-state bands and orchestras and, after leaving Colorado, joined the Leland Stanford University Marching Band. He was never suspended.
A newspaper columnist by day, Dan enjoys reading, herding sheep with Seymour, his Old English sheepdog, writing children's books and avoiding his wife's home improvement projects. He plays in a community college jazz band and whistles.
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TUBA
Curtiss began playing the tuba at the age of 15 in his father’s church orchestra – the Bethany Orchestra. In high school, he played in the Redlands Terrier Marching Band and Redlands High School Wind Ensemble and Pit Orchestra. He joined the United States Army in 1985 and spent three years playing in the 3rd Infantry Division Band in Wurzburg, Germany. His love of the tuba blossomed in Germany, where he purchased a custom-made Rudolph Meinl CC concert tuba. He plays it to this day.
Curtiss received Bachelor’s degrees in Tuba Performance and Music Education from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. While there, he became principal tubist for the NAU Wind Symphony under Dr. Patricia Hoy. He studied under Dr. Pete Vivona of the Kai Winding Septet, and Dr. Blase Scarnatti, student of Arnold Jacobs. He also performed with the Flagstaff Symphony, the Grand Canyon Brass, the Phi Mu Alpha Dixieland Band and many other ensembles. He gave two complete recitals in partial fulfillment of his NAU degrees.
A music educator, Curtiss has held high school and middle school positions with the Redlands Unified School District for the past eleven years. He is currently at Beattie Middle School in Highland, directing a band of 160 musicians. http://web.mac.com/rickdesigndad/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html
Curtiss is also music director at First Presbyterian Church of San Bernardino, one of Brassworks' regular venues. He has played with Brassworks for the past ten years and performs with various other Inland Empire ensembles. As a member of the Redlands 4th of July Band, he has performed sousaphone and euphonium solos at the Redlands Bowl. |
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Martin "Marty" E. Chandler, III was born and raised in rural Central Florida in the small college town of DeLand. He began playing the trumpet at age eleven and continued through high school and into college at the University of Florida. In addition to his duties with the Symphonic
Band, Jazz Band, and Chamber Singers, Chandler was a member of the Rennaissance Ensemble, played sackbut, and developed a love of historical and and obsolete musical instruments.
Immediately following college,Chandler toured the United States for 13 years as a vocalist, keyboardist, wind player, and band leader for a variety of professional performing groups. To date, he has logged over 4,200 performances in that capacity. His groups performed as opening acts for such performers as Martha and the Vandellas, Maria Muldaur, Jose Feliciano, America, and Pablo Cruise.
For the last seventeen years, Chandler has been the musical director for Pinon Mesa Middle School in Phelan, California where he instructs four concert bands and three mixed choruses. Chandler has served as musical
director for his school district for many years, has been a member of the San Bernardino County Music Educators Board of Directors, and has recently completed the rigorous National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
program. He is nationally certified as a music educator. Chandler holds a Bachelor's of Music degree from the University of Florida and a Master's Degree in Education Administration from California State University.
He is currently involved with a variety of Inland Empire-area performing ensembles. He serves as conductor and soloist with the Citrus Swing Orchestra, a 20-piece swing band based in Moreno Valley. Chandler served as conductor of the pit orchestra for San Bernardino's 2005 Junior University, and has twice acted as vocalist, tenor saxophonist and emcee for Let's Dance's San Bernardino Cultural Arts Showcase Concert at the Sturges
Theater. He fills out his busy schedule by sitting in with a variety of local performing groups, and performed as principal trumpet with the San Jacinto and UCR symphonies, second trumpet with The Lyric Symphony
Orchestra, was a guest contrabass sarrusophonist with the Inland Valley Symphony, and has been guest cornetist with the Palm Springs Symphony. In his spare time he performs at parties and civic functions as a pianist and vocalist.
The Chandler Instrument Collection is a working collection of over 120 wind instruments, mainly from the 1840-1920 era. Included in this collection are rare and obsolete instruments such as the ophecleide, rothophone, sarrusophone, cimbasso, double-belled euphonium, rotary cornet, cornopean, tenor horn, kuhliohorn, clarino trumpet, keyed bugle, octavin, and bass saxophone. Chandler regularly demonstrates these instruments to his students and to the public.
In 2007 Marty was selected to be a Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year. |
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FRENCH HORN
Byron has played French horn for more than 40 years. He started on cornet in 5th grade, changed to alto horn in 8th grade and found his destiny on the French horn at the ripe old age of 12. Most recently, he has played with the Riverside Winds, Moreno Valley Community Bands and the San Jacinto Orchestra.
He directed band and choir at 29 Palms Junior and Senior High School. Byron also has been music director for several churches, including the Oasis Community Church in Moreno Valley, where he is currently ministering.
Byron is a licensed Minister of the Gospel and pastored for more than 11 years. A teacher with the Riverside County Office of Education, Byron works with severely handicapped pre-schoolers. He is also an adjunct faculty member at California Baptist University, teaching in the area of special education. |
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TUBA
Scott Ryden began taking lessons with Ben Brown in the spring of 2000. Under Mr. Brown’s extensive knowledge of the tuba, and straightforward interpretation of music, Scott achieved many high honors. Scott participated in the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association All-Southern California Honor Band in 2001 and 2003. In 2002, he was principle tubist with both the SCSBOA All-Southern California Honor Orchestra and the California Band Directors Association All-California Symphonic Band. In 2003, he moved up to principle tubist with the CBDA All-California Wind Symphony. In addition to the numerous honor bands and orchestras Scott has been offered many scholarships to universities across the country.
Scott’s first college experience came in 2001 when he began playing with the California State University at San Bernardino Symphonic Band as a high school sophomore. Since his enrollment at CSUSB Scott has played in many professional ensembles ranging from brass quintet to orchestra. Scott is will complete a BA in Music Education in 2007. He is currently studying with Fred Greene, a Los Angeles area studio musician.
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