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Tampa Brass Band
 

Tampa Brass Band

Established in 2019, the Tampa Brass Band is the premier British Brass ensemble in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. Consisting of a mix of skilled brass and percussion professionals, music educators, and music enthusiasts from all over the Gulf Coast of Florida. TBB performances consist of exciting music from the Brass Band repertoire, as well as arrangements of orchestral and popular classics. The Tampa Brass Band presents an eclectic range of styles and high-level performances in venues throughout the Tampa Bay area, and regularly performs educational outreach events for Tampa Bay music programs. Among the many works the Tampa Brass Band has performed, some works include those by Peter Graham, Philip Sparke, Joel Collier, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Andrea Hobson.

The Tampa Brass Band made its first competitive appearance at the North American Brass Band Championships in Huntsville Alabama in 2022, and is preparing to do so again in 2023. In 2022, members and ensembles from the band won individual awards at the North American Brass Band Championships solo and ensemble competitions.

The Tampa Brass Band is an IRS 501 c (3) tax-exempt and a Florida non-profit corporation.
The organization’s mission is to promote the traditional British Brass Band style while simultaneously acting as an educational organization to enhance the lives and performance ability of brass and percussion students throughout Tampa Bay.

 
 

Dr. Aaron K. Campbell - Director of the Sunshine Brass Band

Sunshine Brass Band

The Sunshine Brass Band was founded in 1983 and is comprised of all volunteer musicians from the Tampa Bay and central Florida areas. Membership in the band is open to anyone in the area who demonstrates the required musical proficiency and eagerness to participate. The Sunshine Brass Band is a true community band, comprised of adult and youth amateur musicians who come from all walks of life. Members are drawn together by their shared love of brass band music and commitment to pursue musical excellence.

The Band takes seriously its commitment to serve and represent the community through musical excellence. The band can perform in any venue large enough to host a 30 piece group, and often performs at local churches and schools in exchange for donations. The band’s repertoire spans a vast range, from patriotic marches to Broadway show tunes to rock-n-roll and back to traditional symphonic pieces. The band enjoys musical camaraderie with other musical entities and has performed joint concerts with the Salvation Army's Florida Divisional Band, and the Tampa Bay Symphony in addition to our own feature concerts.

The Band's commitment to musical excellence is fostered most notably through participation in national competitions. In 1984, 1985, and 1986 the Sunshine Brass Band won the Honors Division of the North American Brass Band Association (NABBA) championships. After an eleven-year absence from national contest, the Sunshine Brass Band returned to the NABBA competition in April 1998 and has consistently risen among the ranks of other brass bands to gain top honors in the Challenge Division in 2000 and again in 2002. In 2003 the band recorded and released its debut CD entitled Sunshine & Brass. In 2013 the band recorded and released its second CD, Joy, a Christmas themed work. The band is currently serving at Tampa Covenant Church as artists-in-residence.

 

Dr. Aaron K. Campbell - Music Director

Dr. Aaron K. Campbell is an active freelance Euphonium, Trombone, and Tuba performer in the Tampa Bay area, and is the instructor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Tampa. Aaron is the founder, president, and solo euphonium of the Tampa Brass Band and serves as principal euphonium and low-brass section leader for the Florida Wind Band. Aaron regularly performs with other groups throughout Florida such as the Florida Orchestra, the Florida Wind Symphony, and the Brass Band of Central Florida. Aaron also performs frequently as a solo, chamber, and musical theater musician.

As a soloist Aaron regularly presents recitals and has been a featured soloist with the Florida Wind Band, the JMU Symphonic and Brass Bands, as well as multiple high schools throughout the southeastern United States. Aaron’s debut solo CD “For Those That Wander” featured new works for the euphonium and piano including four new pieces commissioned by Aaron. Aaron regularly performs and demonstrates at conferences such as being a featured soloist at the 2019 Georgia Music Education Association Conference, speaker at the Inaugural International Brass Festival hosted by the University of Florida, and the 2018 South-East Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference hosted at Florida State University, where he gave a recital including two newly composed works for Euphonium and Piano that he also commissioned. (Turbo by Jonathan Hadden and The Wind Carries Relics by Tyler Kline.)

Along with being a performer Aaron is also in demand as a music educator, and has had a regular private lesson studio since graduating high school. Aaron currently boasts a large private studio of students on all brass instruments at all levels, ages, and musical backgrounds. Aaron also puts on clinics and regularly visits classrooms and conferences to give masterclasses and lectures. Aaron has given presentations on musical entrepreneurship and creating non-traditional musical career paths at colleges and high schools throughout the southeastern United States.

Aaron's other projects include his YouTube channel, "AKCEuph", featuring performances, educational information, and product reviews pertaining to brass musicians. He is also the host of his own podcast entitled "Young Musicians Guide", which is a series of interviews with musicians who are making a living by following uncommon careers paths and have valuable advice for the next generation of promising artists.

Aaron is a Besson performing artist and performs exclusively on a Besson BE 2052 Euphonium. He is also a Denis Wick and Lefreque performing artist. Aaron is the first person to ever receive a Doctorate of Musical Arts in euphonium at the University of Florida which he earned with a cognate in entrepreneurship. Aaron also holds a Master of Music in Euphonium Performance from James Madison University, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of South Florida. Primary teachers include Carlyl Webber (Army Field Band Euphonium, Retired), Jay Hunsberger (Former Principal Tuba, Sarasota Orchestra), Kevin Stees (Tuba/Euphonium professor, James Madison University) and Dr. Danielle VanTuinen (Tuba/Euphonium professor, University of Florida).

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Ross Holcombe - Music Director

Ross Holcombe is the music director of the Tampa Brass Band. He also serves as the Associate Principal Trombonist of The Florida Orchestra, and teaches trombone on the faculty of the University of South Florida. Previously, Ross has held orchestral positions with the Santa Fe Opera, Spokane Symphony, and the Vermont Symphony Orchestras, as well as teaching positions at Whitworth University, Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University, and Florida Southern College. He has appeared as a soloist with The Florida Orchestra, Spokane Symphony, Gonzaga University Wind Symphony, and the New England Conservatory Symphonic Winds.

As a conductor, Ross has been the director of several trombone choirs at the university level. In addition he has appeared as a guest conductor for rehearsals or concerts with numerous brass ensembles and trombone choirs, as well as bands and orchestras such as the Spokane Falls Community Band, the Tampa Bay Symphony, and the Florida Orchestra. 

Also a prolific arranger of music for brass, symphony orchestra, wind ensemble, and choir, Ross has been commissioned and performed by ensembles and organizations throughout the United States, including The Florida Orchestra, the New England Conservatory Symphonic Winds, the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TFO Brass Ensemble, NEC Trombone Choir, Vermont Symphony Brass Quintet, and the Atlantic Brass Quintet. His music is published by Cherry Classics. 

Ross received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Trombone Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, where his primary teacher was Norman Bolter. Additionally, he studied conducting at NEC with William Drury and Charles Peltz. 

Outside of his musical career, Ross is an avid cyclist, disc golfer, and backpacker. He lives in Tampa with his wife, Emily, and their two dogs, Sydney and Billie. More information about Ross can be found on his website at www.RossHolcombe.com. 

 

Joseph Stone - Associate Director

Joe Stone is a dedicated music educator and leader with a rich background in teaching, conducting, and community engagement. With a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Western Kentucky University and ongoing studies in Organizational Leadership at the Florida Institute of Technology, Joe blends academic rigor with a passion for nurturing student growth through music.

Currently serving as the Director of Bands and Private Lesson Manager at Windermere Preparatory School in Florida, Joe excels in managing diverse music programs and collaborating behind the scenes with prestigious institutions such as Juilliard for their Summer Performing Arts Programs. His leadership has led to remarkable achievements, including the first Superior Rating in school history for Windermere Prep's Middle School Intermediate Band and the High School Wind Ensemble at the Florida Band Association, Music Performance Assessment. Joe also has a track record of awards such as Posey County Teacher of the Year and recognition as an outstanding teacher in the Orlando Family Magazine.

Previously, Joe significantly expanded the band programs at Mount Vernon High School & Junior High School in Mount Vernon, Indiana by growing student participation and achieving notable state-level successes. Joe was also a member of the River Brass Band in Evansville, Indiana, holding roles such as President of the Board, conductor, cornet section leader, and performer.

 

Ensemble Personnel

Cornets

Soprano

Juan Tellado

Solo

Fred Green

S. Jones

Alvin Bernard

Ryan McCorkle

Repiano

Coral Christina

First

Sean McKnight

Second

Dave Peto

Horns

Flugelhorn

Jay Dedon

Eb Horns

Philip Shuler

Jason Rogers

John Watkins

Baritones

Hannah Caraker

Joe Bonasera

Trombones

Tenor Trombone

Cj Rivera

Maerosa Whiteside

Bass Trombone

Morgan Brandt

Euphoniums

Aaron Campbell

Rodney Jean

Basses

Eb Bass

Ingrith Tower

Dan Burdick

Bb Bass

Philip Beatty (on leave)

Brett Williams

Juan Delgado

Percussion

Daniel Melendez

Jason Emory 

Vacant (2)

Composer in residence

 
 

Brendan Sweeney (he/him) is a florida-based composer of acoustic and electronic music. Often with a sense of levity, his music frequently employs quotation, collage, and pastiche to explore idiosyncrasies of music throughout human history and genre. His music has been performed across the United States as well as in Italy, France, Austria, Canada, and Brazil. His teachers include Tina Tallon, Scott Lee, James Paul Sain, Paul Richards, and Tyler Kline. He has also worked with Michael Daugherty, Reinhard Fuchs and Justin Dello Joio. He is currently a Ph.D Fellow at the University of Florida studying Composition with a cognate in Education. He has been a cornetist with the Tampa Brass Band since its inception.

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