TGIF, May 9, 5:30pm
Start your weekend with an energizing brass concert by the Sin Nombre Brass Quintet. The quintet plays and eclectic mix nine different pieces at this week’s Friday night concert. The doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm, and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with donations accepted.
Program
| Title | Composer | Arranger |
|---|---|---|
| M-15 Pavanne | Morton Gould | Jari Villanueva |
| S-4a Over The Rainbow | Harold Arlen | Jayan Nandagopan |
| H-11 Black and Blue | Fats Waller | Micky Erbe |
| J-1-B Canzona per Sonare No. 1. | Giovanni Gabrieli | Jim Gray |
| G-10 Do You Know What it Means? | DeLange/Alter | Jari Villanueva |
| F-9a Libertango | Astor Piazzola | Jayan Nandagopan |
| H-16 Unforgettable | Irving Gordon | Jari Villanueva |
| H-17 Andante–Rhapsody in Blue | George Gershwin | Jari Villanueva |
| J-4 Stardust | Hoagy Carmichael | Lennie Niehaus |
The Sin Nombre Brass Quintet
Tom Leming, Leader and Trombone/Euphonium has played baritone horn/euphonium off and on since 5th grade and trombone since high school. After college he “rested” for 18 years while pursuing a career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and raising a family before joining the Calvert Dance Band and Calvert Brass Consortium in Calvert County, Maryland. Tom moved to Santa Fe in 2008 where he now plays in Santa Fe Concert Band, High Desert Winds, Santa Fe Swing Shift, tRio Grande, and Sin Nombre Brass.
Ned Snow, Trumpet retired to Santa Fe in 2018 after a long career in Silicon Valley high tech as a cost accountant, financial analyst, and production manager. In addition to Sin Nombre Brass, Ned plays trumpet with the Santa Fe Concert Band, High Desert Winds, Santa Fe Swing Shift, and tRio Grande.
Mike Thompson, French Horn is a native of Cleveland Ohio. He and his wife Susann have been Santa Fe residents since 2016. Mike is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, studying Music Performance and graduating in Mechanical & Controls Engineering. In the early ‘70s he played in the USMA Band at West Point and the Army Field Band in Washington, DC. He now plays in the Santa Fe Concert Band, High Desert Winds and Sin Nombre Brass.
Bill Humphreys, Tuba also an Ohio native, is a mostly retired PCUSA minister, currently serving the Presbyterian churches in Truchas and Chimayo. He is an AVID program tutor, is a member of the Zozobra-producing Kiwanis Club, a tuba player in the Santa Fe Concert Band and a bell ringer in the First Presbyterian Church. He advocates for music rehearsal, performance, attendance and support as a matter of life-long interest and continuing education.
Mike Wagner, Trumpet and Flugelhorn started playing at age 10 (with a 25 year hiatus during college and whatnot). He grew up in Los Alamos and began studying with Jan McDonald in 1964. After completing his medical training in 1983, he was in Sheridan, Wyoming for a year and has been practicing pulmonary medicine in Espanola since July 1984. In addition to the Sin Nombre Brass, he plays in the Santa Fe Community Orchestra, Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra, Los Alamos Big Band, Brave New Brass Quintet, and is a substitute player with the Black Mesa Brass Quintet and the Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band.