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The U.S. Coast Guard Brass Quintet
The United States Coast Guard Brass Quintet represents the Coast Guard throughout the nation in a variey of capacities, including performing patriotic openers for cabinet level functions in Washington, DC. Notable appearances include performances throughout Taiwan 2010, presenting presidential honors for George W. Bush’s 2005 Inaugural Luncheon at the Capitol, playing in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall as part of the Coast Guard Band Chamber Players recital, participating in the ceremonial wreath laying at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Pearl Harbor Day 2008, and performing for the gala reopening of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium in 2010. The quintet—which performs repertoire ranging from classic brass literature to marches and popular genres—can be heard on the US Coast Guard Band’s disc of chamber music, Strauss to Stravinsky. As the busiest small ensemble in the band, the quintet travels extensively during the year and augments the scope of the full U.S. Coast Guard Band.
The members of the Quintet are:
- Chief Musician Kelly Watkins, trumpet
- Musician 1st Class Chris Lane, trumpet
- Chief Musician Heather Doughty, horn
- Musician 1st Class Karna Millen, trombone
- Senior Chief Musician Rich Denton, tuba
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