Many thanks to Frank Renton, guest clinician/conductor; Mark Babbit, and Gunnar Folsom, guest clinicians/soloists; the directors and members of Cariboo Hill Temple Salvation Army Band, PugetBrass, Seattle Temple Salvation Army Band, the Spokane British Brass Band and the festival hosts, Brass Band Northwest for their willingness to participate; our many program advertisers; and the First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue for help in making the 2007 festival possible.
2007 - The Fifth Annual
Northwest Brass Band Festival
01 - Steve Keene BBNW Artistic Director & Festival Director
02 - Frank & Mark meditating on the first notes of the day.
03 - Frank & Mark rehearse Gordon Langford’s “Rhapsody" for Trombone with BBNW.
05 - Mark Babbitt
06 - Frank asks for a little more.
07 - Mark
08 - Longer lines. Don’t breathe at the end of a phrase
09 - BBNW Trombones & Low Brass
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12 - BBNW Cornet section paying close attention
13 - Now, more energy!
14 - Gettin' it together
15 - Mark, Tongue it like this. ;-)
16 - Ahh, that's better.
17 - Seattle Temple Band, Salvation Army
18 - Frank's old friend from England, Neil Smith.
19 - Larry Chamberlain, Yamaha Display.
20 - Ron Phillips,
Smith & Watkins Display
21 - Jas Linford's Brassworks
22 - Jean McVicar, Metropolitan Music
23 - Mark’s Brass Clinic, the second of two sessions.
24 - Mark was sponsored byt the Getzen Company.
25 - An appreciative audience.
26 - Massed Band Rehearsal
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28 - Massed Band Rehearsal
29 - Massed Band Rehearsal
30 - Massed Band Rehearsal
31 - Steve collars Kevin Pih, BBNW Librarian and EEb Tubist.
32 - Salvation Army horns ready for the concert
33 - Tuba Corner
34 - Tubas RIP
35 - Maestro
Frank Renton
36 - PugetBrass
37 - Spokane British Brass Band
38 - Seattle Temple Band, Salvation Army
39 - Cariboo Hill Band, Salvation Army
40 - Frank & Brass Band Northwest
41 - Mark Babbitt,
Guest Soloist
42 - Performing Gordon Langford’s “Rhapsody” for Trombone
43 - A Stellar Performance.
44 - Festival Massed Band Performance
45 -Variations on “Laudate Dominum” by Edward Gregson
46 - The oft overlooked Percussion Section
47 - Ready for the big finish.
48 - Final chords
49 - Applause & thanks for a job well done. :-)
50 - Is this the biggest you've got?
51 - Steve & Frank raise well-earned mugs.
52 - I'm eating healthy dear. Really!
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