Brass United

Brass United consists of five brass players, who all come from different regions and countries. The ensemble members became acquainted on several occasions and over the decades have become good friends:
WIM VAN HASSELT & LUIS GONZALES MARTI (Trumpet)
DAVID GUERRIER (French Horn)
JÖRGEN VAN RIJEN (Trombone)
STEPHANE LABEYRIE (Tuba).
WIM VAN HASSELT & LUIS GONZALES MARTI (Trumpet)
DAVID GUERRIER (French Horn)
JÖRGEN VAN RIJEN (Trombone)
STEPHANE LABEYRIE (Tuba).
After discovering their mutual joy in making music together they decided to form an ensemble, with the aim to bring outstanding brass ensemble music to a broad audience.
“Phenomenal ensemble playing”
“The lyricism and rhythmical precision are astonishing”
Pitch Black
Pitch Black is Brass United’s début recording, and it presents a wide variety of new pieces and arrangements for brass quintet, accompanied by percussion, organ, harpsichord and ghetto blaster, related to dance and folk music.