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River Brass and the River Brass Youth Band are not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations. As such, we depends on generous contributions from our fans to fund new music, instruments, and contest expenses. Please consider making a tax deductable donation to the brass band today!
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It's official. The Youth Band will be starting rehearsals in January. For now, they'll be using an American band setup with french horns and trumpets, but we are going to start a campaign to raise money to buy true brass band instruments that are not available through the schools.
Phase 1 will be tenor horns. Tenor horns (or alto horns) are not used in American concert bands, but are the primary middle voice of a brass band. We've selected John Packer models because they make great starter horns for the students at a very low price. We'd like to raise funds for four of these. We've been quoted a price of $730 each for the JP272 model. For a description of this horn, please visit https://www.jpmusicalinstruments.com/prod/john-packer-jp272-eb-tenor-horn
We need a minimum of three horns for a standard setup, but we'd like to be able to have two students per part for a total of six horns.
We will also be needing one soprano cornet. We've located a lightly used one that a neighboring band is wanting to sell for $400. Only one soprano is needed for the band.
Please consider sponsoring a horn in part or in full. This provides the students a great opportunity to experience the brass band in it's true form. If you sponsor a horn in full, we will gladly list you in the program as a seat sponsor for the life of the instrument.
Future Phases:
Phase 2 - (4) Baritone Horns, (1) Flugelhorn
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