[Dixielandjazz] Wish-list for brass band

[Dan Augustine]

     Hey, you folks on the Tuba-Euphonium list and the Dixieland Jazz 
Mailing List, it occurred to me that some of you are also members of 
British-style brass bands around the world.
     OK, OK, i know, this ain't tuba-euphonium nor jazz-related, but 
gimme a break.
     I'm playing Eb Bass in a new brass band in Austin, Texas, called 
The Austin Wonder Brass.  (No matter how piteously we pleaded with 
our founder, he stuck with that name, in which the second 's' in 
"brass" is optional.)  We have a website at 
http://www.austinwonderbrass.com/index.html.
     We're only about two years old and are trying to locate some 
good, characteristic, interesting music to play--but we have very 
little money to spend on such fripperies.
     Can you high, exalted players in established bands recommend some 
good pieces or arrangements that we might be able to buy for not much 
money?  Probably not contest-pieces, we're not that good yet, and 
don't even have full instrumentation in all sections.
     But if you know of some killer pieces, please send me their names 
and maybe some stores or websites where we might be able to order 
them.
     Thanks!

     Dan

P. S. We might be able to do some trading of parts with you.  I've 
done an arrangement for brass band, and our Dear Leader has done 
several, of pieces not yet published for brass band.
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**  Dan Augustine  --  Austin, Texas  --  ds.augustine at mail.utexas.edu
**     "Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors
**      and several miles away." -- Sir Thomas Beecham
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