We’re profiling the members of the da Capo Brass ensemble! All this week we’ve introduced you to the brass players in the ensemble, but now it’s time to meet the da Capo Brass percussionist!
Devin Reid, percussion
The newest addition to da Capo Brass, Devin Reid is currently an active musician and educator throughout North Carolina. A native of Fayetteville, NC, Mr. Reid was a 2005 recipient of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. As a performer, he has been a member of various ensembles including UNCG’s Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and has performed in concert at several schools, colleges and event centers across North Carolina. Not limited to classical talents, Reid also performs bluegrass music with “T.R. & The Boys” as baritone vocalist and mandolin player. Their music can be heard on radio across the US and internationally. As an active songwriter, his songs have taken 1st place in regional songwriting competitions. He is currently director of bands at two schools in Duplin County, NC and has previously served in Union County, NC. He is a member of Music Educators National Conference, the NC Music Educators Association, Southeast District Bandmasters Association, Professional Educators of North Carolina, the Percussive Arts Society, is a Pro-Mark Education Team Member and a licensed songwriter with BMI.
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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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