The students get to see the power of the music they ’ re playing . That ’ s why I wanted them to get out of the schools and music stores and into the community to play for people .
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The students get to see the power of the music they ’ re playing . That ’ s why I wanted them to get out of the schools and music stores and into the community to play for people .
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Kristen Davis is a junior at South Fayette High School and joined the Bridgeville Brass two years ago . She enjoys the final Christmas performance every year because the alumni members also participate .
“ It ’ s really nice to see everyone again ,” Kristen says . “ The greatest part of Bridgeville Brass to me is getting to play music with all the guys in the group .”
Nate Setar is a founding member of the Bridgeville Brass and plays flugelhorn . He joined in eighth grade and is now a senior at Canon-McMillan High School . Nate says the experience has been invaluable : “ I ’ ve learned a lot from Ryan and the other members I don ’ t think I would ’ ve learned had I not been in a brass quintet setting .”
Playing in the Bridgeville Brass also stimulated his love for music . He would like to play in Penn State ’ s Blue Band when he attends the university , planning to study nursing .
Other members of the quintet include Matthew Pukansky , trumpet , Canon- McMillan High School ; Noah Kilgus , trumpet , South Fayette High School ; and Luke Pedersen , tuba , Chartiers Valley High School .
For more information on the Bridgeville Brass , visit wolftrumpetlessons . com / bridgeville-brass . php online . n
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