We’re profiling the members of the da Capo Brass ensemble! Yesterday we introduced you to Luke Boudreault, and today we stay within the trumpet family!
Steve Sutton, trumpet
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Steve Sutton maintains an active performance schedule as a freelance trumpet player with the Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Roanoke (VA), and Charleston (SC) Symphonies. Sutton is a founding member of da Capo Brass. Having grown up in the brass band tradition, Sutton has performed with some of the most prestigious brass bands in the Southeast, including the Southern Territorial Band. He has toured and performed as a soloist with brass bands throughout the United States, Spain, Brazil, and the Bahamas. Sutton serves as a conductor, brass instructor, and featured performer for the Salvation Army. As a Bandmaster for the International Corp., he conducts various bands including the Triad Brass, Carolinas Youth Band, and the International Corp. Band. Sutton holds the Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts where he received instruction from Mark Niehaus, Ryan Anthony, and Philip Smith.
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da Capo Brass
DE 3417
“From the Beginning” to a Glorious End
In keeping with Delos’ founding principle of showcasing exceptional American artists, here is an auspicious debut recording from da Capo: a superb North Carolina-based brass quintet. Musicians will immediately pick up on the album’s title, “From the Beginning” (English for the musical term “da Capo”).
And who wouldn’t thrill to the majestic sound of a crack brass ensemble? This instrumental family’s unique sonorities – ranging from the trumpet’s clarion brilliance to the French horn’s mellow tones –can’t be beat for music of noble pomp or stirring glory – not to mention material of a more humorous nature. And, given the brasses’ distinctively varied tonal qualities, what better way to pick apart more complex music like a Bach fugue?
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