Do you have a brass quintet and are looking for Christmas music? Would you like to have a brass group play at your church at Christmastime but don't know how to pull it off? I started AnderKamp Music back in 1998 with a collection of 10 brass quintet arrangements. As a lifelong trumpet player, I wanted to create a series of arrangements that were great sounding and playable BUT they [...]
Continuing with our Behind the Songs series, the first arrangement I created at inception of AnderKamp Music was To God Be the Glory for brass quintet. I had NO IDEA in 1998 when I started working on this arrangement what sort of incredible journey I would be on as brass players from literally AROUND THE WORLD have purchased music from us. I wonder if Fanny Crosby had any idea in 1872 (approximately) [...]
With over 80 arrangements for brass ensemble, 40 for big band and 45 for horn section, I thought it might be nice to share a little 'behind the songs' information for the actual hymns/songs we have chosen to create arrangements for instrumental folks literally 'around the world.' Today, I'll begin with the hymn "It Is Well" which is a powerful hymn of faith that has connected with our family personally [...]
I’ve got a free brass quintet for you (link down below to download it) but I would love to tell you about how and why I created it. I’ve played trumpet now for 40 years (started in 7th grade). I have played in all sorts of brass ensembles. I have played in wind ensembles, concert bands, marching bands, symphonies, pit orchestras, big bands, horn sections, church orchestras and, of course…brass ensembles. Over [...]
I have a LOT of music for brass players here at AnderKamp Music. A LOT! With over 7 volumes of brass quintets and 2 volumes of brass choir arrangements alone, there is a lot of great music created by a trumpet player for you to use with your brass group (quintet, choir, ensemble or any sort of hybrid/mixed instrumentation). If you and I have never met or you have never had the [...]
What exactly are these Instrumental Resources Routines on the website? Instrumental Resources are play-a-long CD Routines created to improve the playing ability of instrumentalists around the world, whatever their current level. A professional plays the exercise and then you play the exercise back to a click track. By utilizing the top industry professionals, you have the amazing opportunity to hear and emulate some of the greatest musicians in the world on YOUR [...]
