Axiom Brass Appointed to Faculty at the Boston University Tangelwood Institute.

2011-12-15 Axiom Brass is pleased to announce their appointment to the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) for the summer of 2012.  Set in the beautiful Berkshires of Lenox, Massachusetts, BUTI is recognized internationally as the premiere summer training program for aspiring high school-age musicians.  Axiom will join BUTI’s distinguished faculty were they will be providing students with sectionals, chamber music coachings, and offer private lessons as well as providing the institute with open rehearsals and a concert.  Click Here to learn more about the exciting programs offered at BUTI.

Debut album New Standards now available on itunes!

2011-08-18

Our highly acclaimed debut album can now be downloaded instantly through iTunes! With music from Romantic to Contemporary and Latin Jazz, “New Standards” features the works of Lutoslawski, Ewald, Ewazen, Colnot, Hillborg, and D’Rivera. We’ve worked hard to bring the most beauty and virtuosity out of the music, and we think you’ll be pleased with the results.

As with the sale of our CDs, 100% of the profit from iTunes will go to fund our outreach program, Music for All. In an economy where music programs are being cut from schools left and right, Music for All allows us to bring the joy of music to underprivileged communities so that young people everywhere can experience the power and beauty of music. Whether you purchase “New Standards” on iTunes, through our website, or at our concerts, every penny of those sales will go into funding this program.

Please visit iTunes to get your Axiom Brass album today!  You can also purchase hard copies of our CD on our webstore.

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Our Debut CD is here. Help us spread the joy of music!

2010-12-20 Our long-awaited debut album is finally here! With music from Romantic to Contemporary and Latin Jazz, “New Standards” features the works of Lutoslawski, Ewald, Ewazen, Colnot, Hillborg, and D’Rivera. We’ve worked hard to bring the most beauty and virtuosity out of the music, and we think you’ll be pleased with the results.

CDs are $15 S&H and can be ordered directly from our website at axiombrass.com.  They make great Holiday gifts! If you order by Sunday, December 19 you can have it just in time for Christmas.

Most importantly, by purchasing this CD you will be funding our outreach program, Music for All. In an economy where music programs are being cut from schools left and right, Music for All allows us to bring the joy of music to underprivileged communities so that young people everywhere can experience the power and beauty of music. When you purchase “New Standards” every penny of that sale will go to funding this program.

Please visit our website and get a CD today! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!.

Axiom Brass wins prize at the Preis der Europa-Stadt Passau 2010.

2010-11-15 This November the Axiom Brass continued to break ground becoming the first North American ensemble to win a prize at the International competition for Brass Instrument Ensembles - Prize of the European town Passau. The Competition, which took place in the lovely city of Passau in the southern side of Germany, brought together ensembles from several countries for a truly memorable weekend of outstanding brass chamber music. Appart from its stunning and historic architecture, Passau, set on the three rivers of Ilz, Inn, and the Danube, was as equally friendly as it was beautiful.

Axiom Brass wins Prize at the 6th Jeju City International Brass Competition in South Korea.

2010-08-20 On August 20th the Axiom Brass was awarded Second Prize at the 6th Jeju City International Brass Competition on Jeju Island, South Korea, becoming the first American ensemble to win an award in the 10 years since the competition was established. This win comes just weeks after Axiom became the first ensemble to capture the Fischoff Educators Award. The Jeju City Brass Competition is the largest one of its kind, involving more than 200 competitors from 16 different countries.

Axiom Brass Captures First Fischoff Educator Award

2010-08-11

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (August 11, 2010) - The Axiom Brass Quintet has won the inaugural Fischoff Educator Award. This national award recognizes the educational outreach work of Fischoff Competition alumni who have demonstrated outstanding and imaginative programming for children and youth in the United States.

The unique Fischoff Educator Award is a complementary benchmark to the Fischoff Competition, which provides a forum for America's finest emerging chamber ensembles. The Educator Award honors past Fischoff Competition musicians who have established professional careers in chamber music, and have proven their ability to successfully build a career in both music performance and outreach education. The Fischoff Educator Award expands upon Fischoff's long-standing commitment to music education, and to the development and recognition of emerging chamber musicians. As winners of the inaugural Fischoff Educator Award, Axiom Brass will receive a cash award and a residency week as part of Fischoff's award-winning Arts-in-Education Residency. The residency will take place during Fall, 2011.

In addition to a Bronze Medal win at the 2010 Fischoff Competition, Axiom Brass won the 2008 International Chamber Brass Competition held at the University of Louisville, KY. Axiom's blend of virtuosic performances and dynamic teaching has been an inspiration to students of all ages, and their educational programs have guided students to success in high school and college programs across the country. They are actively involved with musical programs around the country, conducting masterclasses, seminars, lectures, concerts, and teaching at universities and public schools. Axiom Brass was recently appointed Brass Quintet-in-Residence at the Music Institute of Chicago. Ensemble members include Dorival Puccini, Jr. (trumpet), Colin Oldberg (trumpet), Matthew Oliphant (horn), Brett Johnson (trombone) and Kevin Harrison (tuba).

Axiom Brass Wins Bronze at the 2010 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition

2010-05-10 The Axiom Brass Quintet was awarded the Bronze Medal at the prestigious 2010 Fischoff Chamber Music competition that took place at the University of Notre Dame between May 7tn and 9th. The competition began with 130 entries from which 48 ensembles were invited to the first live round in South Bend. The Axiom Brass was also the only Brass Quintet invited to the competition in the Senior Division, and the only ensemble with brass instruments in the finals of the competition. To read more about the 2010 Fischoff competition please visitfischoff.com

Axiom Brass on Public Radio around the nation

2010-04-23

Axiom Brass Quintet has been chosen to be broadcast on Performance Todaynext Monday, April 26. The broadcast will feature Axiom’s interpretation of J.S. Bach’s Contrapunctus X, from Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080 recorded during a live performance at the Missouri Theater Center for the Arts in Columbia MO, last March.

American Public Media's Performance Today is broadcast on 245 public radio stations across the country and is heard by about 1.3 million people each week. To find out where and when "Performance Today" is broadcast in your area, please visit performancetoday.org.

You may also visit publicradiofan.com, an independent website that can point the way to on-line listening.

Next Monday’s show will be available on Performance Today website for seven days and starting on the 26th and you can listen to Axiom’s live performance on the website as well, just go to performancetoday.org

Axiom Brass on ABC7 News

2010-03-11 Axiom Brass performed on ABC7 News live to promote their upcoming educational concert "Let's Make Music" that will take place at Nichols Hall, Saturday March 13, 2010 at 10am. This concert is sponsored by the Music Institute of Chicago and is free to the public. Starting at 9am on Saturday the Music Institute of Chicago will also offer an Instrument Petting Zoo for the kids to try out instruments before the concerts.

New Standards now available for Pre-Order!

2010-03-08 Axiom Brass will be releasing their debut album entitled New Standards. This album will feature works by Cliff Colnot, Victor Ewald, Eric Ewazen, Anders Hillborg, Witold Lutosławski, and Paquito D’Rivera. New Standards is now available for pre-order at the Axiom Brass Store.

Grand Teton Music Festival Winter Concert Series

2009-11-10 Axiom Brass is excited to announce their one-week residency with the Grand Teton Music Festival! Axiom Brass will be spending the week of January 11, 2010 in beautiful Jackson Hole, WY where they will be giving seven educational programs to local schools and will conclude the week with a Friday evening in Walk Hall with an adventurous program to kick off the festivals Winter Concert Series. Also included in that week are newspaper and radio interviews, and a chance to meet new people and make new friends.

Axiom Brass to perform at The Midwest Clinic in December 2009

2009-10-27 Back by popular demand, The Midwest Clinic will once again host the Martin family in their clinic “Creating a Beautiful Trumpet Sound”. Freddy, Chris, and Michael Martin will explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of creating trumpet tone and the art of musicianship and ensemble playing. Axiom Brass is pleased to be invited to assist the Martins as guest artists. To enhance some of the topics covered in the clinic, Axiom Brass will be performing Mini Overture by Witold Lutosławski and the Brass Sextet by Oskar Böhme featuring Chris Martin and Michael Martin. This year the clinic will be held on Wednesday, December 16 and Friday, December 18 at Chicago’s McCormick Place West. Axiom Brass is honored to be performing in this grand event.