March 13, 2027 at 7:30 pm
Now in its 12th season, Seraph Brass was founded by trumpet soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden with a mission to showcase the excellence of women brass players and to highlight musicians from marginalized groups, both in personnel and in programming. Winners of the American Prize in Chamber Music, the group has been praised for its “beautiful sounds” (American Record Guide), “fine playing” (Gramophone), and “staggeringly high caliber of performance” (Textura).
In addition to quintet performances and residencies, Seraph performs as a 10-piece ensemble, as soloists with large ensembles , and in collaboration with other chamber artists. Seraph released their new album Showcase in March of 2025, featuring new works for brass quintet by Jeff Scott, Reena Esmail, Kevin Day, and Kevin McKee. Recent performance highlights include a premiere of a new concerto by Steven Juliani, a tour of Japan’s major cities, Anthony DiLorenzo’s Chimera with the University of Texas in Austin, as well as residencies at music schools across the country.
The members of Seraph Brass are passionate about music education, with several holding faculty positions at Shenandoah Conservatory, Texas State University, and Texas Lutheran University; and they have worked with youth training programs such as Interlochen Arts Camp, NYO2, Domaine Forget, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Festival Napa Valley, and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. In each of their tours, the group works to provide educational outreach to local schools, and offers a variety of entrepreneurship and career development workshops, in addition to traditional brass pedagogy.
Seraph Brass performs a diverse body of repertoire, ranging from original transcriptions to newly-commissioned works and core classics. Seraph Brass is passionate about commissioning and premiering new works, and has released two albums showcasing these works, Asteria (Summit Records) and Showcase (Tower Grove Records). Seraph Brass is a Yamaha Performing Group.