Tucson Skyline Brass Quintet
Brass music makes special events exceptional. The Skyline Brass Quintet is made up of professional musicians who will help you make your program extraordinary. The large library owned by this quintet allows the musicians to play just the right selection at the appropriate time for any event. A number of the works performed by Skyline Brass Quintet are not in other brass quintet libraries in this country. The ensemble has music from Russia and the Ukraine as well as each of the Scandinavian countries. They also play light music if that is what is called for in a given situation.
The Skyline Brass Quintet is in its eighth year of performing throughout the Tucson area in numerous venues. The group presents performances at senior citizen residences, church events and unique and entertaining concerts of a wide variety of music. The ensemble endeavors to make each program unique by mixing styles, periods of music, key centers and tempos to maximize the entertainment and musical value of their programs.
SKYLINE BRASS QUINTET
The Musicians
Glenn Harmon, trumpet & flügelhorn, has had a broad experience as a professional musician. He was raised in California and attended the University of Arizona where he received a Bachelor of Music degree. He served as a member of the 36th Army Band after which he performed in the Los Angeles area before returning to Tucson. Glenn is currently a member of Big Band Express and has played with the Civic Orchestra of Tucson and Big Swing Face as well as many other organizations as a jobbing musician.
Richard E. Peters, Trumpet, served for 27 years as Professor of Trumpet at the University of Arizona and principal trumpet of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. During his tenure at the University, he conducted the wind ensemble, acted as coordinator of the Wind and Percussion area and played with the Tucson Symphony Brass Quintet. Dick held the principal trumpet position with the Tucson Pops Orchestra and the Arizona Opera Orchestra. He has performed at the International Trumpet Guild several times and has played in many community bands and orchestras, and solos at church frequently.
Mary Knepper, horn, is the sole native Arizonan in the ensemble. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Indiana University where she studied with Philip Farkas. While living in England she studied with Professor Anthony Halstead. Most of her career as a professional musician has been in England and Italy. As a free-lancer, Mary has played in standard orchestras, London shows and with early music ensembles such as The Academy of Ancient Music, The Hanover Band, The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Europa Galante. Locally, Mary performs with Trio Capriccio and has been a member of the Tucson Symphony and The Flagstaff Symphony
Mark Lammers, trombone, is Research Professor in Music at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota where he taught low brass instruments and conducted brass and jazz ensembles as well as serving as Chair of the Department of Music. His research involves the many aspects of music performance expertise. He is the compiler of a catalogue titled, Nordic Instrumental Music for Colleges and Universities now online at WASBE.com. As a professional trombonist, Mark has performed with numerous ensembles in the Twin City area of Minnesota before moving to Tucson in 1998. In addition to this ensemble he plays with Trio Capriccio and Brass Limited and has performed with the Civic Orchestra of Tucson, Arizona Symphonic Winds and Catalina Chamber Orchestra.
Fred Peryer, tuba & euphonium, recently retired manager of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, came to Tucson in 1988. Before coming to Tucson, he was the executive director of the Flint Symphony Orchestra in Michigan and the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in New York. As a professional musician, he has performed with the Flint Symphony Orchestra, the Long Island Philharmonic, the Long Island Concert Pops and the New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony. In Tucson he regularly performs with the Arizona Symphonic Winds and has performed with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Pops Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Tucson.
