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Tim Zimmerman and the King's Brass
provide innovative worship for young and old alike through the "best in sacred brass music." By teaming together, these Christian professionals from around the United States perform their original arrangements as heard on their fifteen recordings. For forty years, The King's Brass have performed over one hundred concerts each season with three trumpets, three trombones, a tuba, keyboards, and percussion. Playing a wide variety of music from Gabrieli to hymn classics, from Handel to jazz spirituals, from Christmas carols to patriotic marches, The King's Brass uses all corners of the concert hall to lift hearts and spirits in praise.
FORMER MEMBERS
RAVE REVIEWS
member pic JAMES BEVERLY
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, James is pursuing a Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance at Campbellsville University in Kentucky. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. James has performed with the No Name Pops, the Philadelphia Wind Symphony, and the Wayne Newton Big Band. He is also an active clinician and educator in the Philadelphia area, having worked with middle and high school jazz, concert, and marching band programs. In his free time, James enjoys going to Phillies baseball games and spending time with his twelve nieces and nephews.
member pic ISAAC CARGILE
From Huntsville, Alabama, Isaac has been playing the trombone since the sixth grade. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Jacksonville State University, in Jacksonville, Alabama and is now pursuing a Master of Music degree in Trombone Performance at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. While doing his undergraduate studies, Isaac started playing the bass trombone through the encouragement of his professor, Dr. Casey Thomas. When not playing the trombone, he enjoys hiking, reading, and mountain climbing.
member pic JOHN CHOI
Originally from Burke, Virginia, John is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in Tuba Performance at Campbellsville University in Kentucky. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from George Mason University in the Washington, DC area, where he studied under KB Alumnus Dr. David Porter. John has performed with the Owensboro Symphony and Orchestra of Kentucky, won the NERTEC Mock Orchestral Audition, participated in the MasterWorks Festival and trained in brass repair with Martin Wilk. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, instrument tinkering, and listening to video game and film soundtracks.
member pic KYLE DAVIDSON
Originally from Cleveland, Tennessee, Kyle grew up in the Chattanooga area on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains. He lives in Newport, Tennessee, with his wife Daven, recently receiving his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in trombone performance at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Davidson also holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree from Lee University. He is currently the Adjunct Instructor of Trombone at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and the low brass technician at Cocke County High School. Outside of music, Kyle loves exploring Newport with his dog, reading, and learning how to cook.
member pic REBECCA EDMISTON
Dr. Rebecca Edmiston is a pianist and organist based in Lynchburg, VA. She recently completed D.M. and M.M. degrees in collaborative piano at Florida State University. Rebecca has also worked as a collaborative pianist at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan and a piano instructor at Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. Originally from Virginia, she earned B.M. degrees in Piano Performance and Music Education at Liberty University. She recorded an album of Sacred Piano Arrangements by Lenny Seidel, her former teacher, which can be found on all digital streaming platforms. Rebecca enjoys outdoor activities such as kayaking, hiking, and gardening.
member pic CHARLES GREGORINO JR.
Drummer and percussionist, Charles (Charlie) Gregorino grew up in Southeast Tennessee. Currently living in Cookeville, Tennessee, he studies at the Tennessee Tech University under Dr. Colin Hill in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science degree in Music. Charlie’s goal is to work full time as a drummer in the music industry. While at Tennessee Tech University, he has been a member of the Jazz Troubadours & Golden Eagle Drumline. Charlie works in Nashville as a freelance session drummer, as well as writing and recording original music projects. Outside of music, Charlie loves skateboarding, learning to cook, watching football with his dad, movie nights with his girlfriend, and stand-up comedy.
member pic ISAI HERNANDEZ
Isai is a native of Miami, Florida and a graduate of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He recently received a Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance at the University of Maryland in College Park. Isai has collaborated with the Klezmer Company Orchestra, Florida Wind Symphony, Miami Top Brass Quintet and the University of Maryland Terrapin Brass Fellowship Quintet. He is currently living in Maryland where he is building his career as a professional musician. When Isai is not playing the trumpet, you can find him trail bike riding, cooking, or swinging a baseball bat in a batting cage.
member pic KOLBE SCHNOEBELEN
From Iowa City, Iowa, Kolbe is a freelance musician and sought-after guest artist in the Eastern Iowa region. He recently graduated from The University of Iowa with degrees in Trombone Performance and Accounting. He was selected into the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy led by Christian McBride, Jazz Band of America, Honor Band of America, and was a semifinalist at the Southeast Trombone Symposium’s solo and excerpt competitions. Kolbe has performed with Jim McDonough and his Orchestra, Blake Shaw’s Big(ish) Band, and the Clinton Street Quartet, who placed internationally in the ITA Quartet Competition. When not playing music, he cheers on the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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TIM ZIMMERMAN
Director of The King's Brass, Tim received his graduate degree in Trumpet Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been a member of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and has assisted with orchestras in the Midwest and East Coast. For thirteen years, Tim served as Chairman of the Music Department at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. He has also taught at Taylor and Indiana Wesleyan Universities in central Indiana. Tim and his wife Beckie, have four grown children and a very cute grandson. They live in sunny Fort Myers, Florida.