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 eight recordings. For more than twenty 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
 
  GREGORY ALLEY
Currently, Gregory is the trumpet instructor at Calvin College and Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Prior to teaching, he was a member of the West Point Band, in New York, for twenty-three years. His music degrees are from Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Michigan State University. Gregory has been a soloist with the Dallas Symphony, Hudson Valley Bachfest Orchestra, and the Montclair Chamber Ensemble. He, his wife Deb, and their four daughters, live in Hudsonville, Michigan.
     
  JOHN BERESFORD
John received his Master of Music degree in Organ Performance from the University of Michigan. He has been the Assistant Music Director and Organist at the Ward Presbyterian Church in the Detroit area. He has also taken a number of mission trips to Mali, West Africa to establish the music program at the Hope School. Besides being an Eagle Scout and a harpsichordist with an early music ensemble, John finds time to cheer for the University of Michigan Wolverines, mountain climb and skydive.
     
  DAVID GRAVESEN
A graduate of Purchase College, State University of New York with a Master’s degree in trombone performance, David resides in Frisco, Texas where he is a freelance musician, teacher, and arranger. Having received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University, David has appeared as a solo trombonist across the United States, and also enjoys playing musical theater.
     
  ERIC HENSON
A native of North Carolina, Eric is in demand as a teacher, clinician, and performer from Maryland to Georgia. He holds degrees from Western Carolina University, and the University of Maryland. In addition to performing with the King’s Brass, Eric holds the position of Principle Bass Trombonist of the Augusta Symphony in Augusta GA, and appears frequently with the North Carolina Symphony in Raleigh. As a teacher, Eric’s students have won positions in all-state and regional honors bands in North Carolina and Maryland. When he’s not on the road, Eric enjoys cooking, model railroading, and fly fishing.
     
  JAMES JOURNEY
Hailing from Denton, Texas, James is a graduate from the University of North Texas. Besides his percussion performance responsibilities, James had been involved in the Computer Technology field. He has also worked extensively with kids at Camp Kiowa and Balcones Springs, been the Chaplain for the Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity and involved in a number of different positions at the Village Church in Denton, Texas. He is the proud owner of a ten gallon cowboy hat, large belt buckle and well worn cowboy boots. 
     
  DANIEL LEWIS
From Richmond, Virginia, Daniel received his Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied trumpet with Michael Sachs, Principal Trumpet with the Cleveland Orchestra. He finished his undergraduate degree in music at Cedarville University in Ohio and has performed with the Dayton Philharmonic. In 2007, he was the Concerto Competition winner at Cedarville University. Although he is from Virginia, he is a faithful Ohio State Buckeye fan.
     
  DAVID PORTER
From the Washington DC area, David was a tuba player with the United States Air Force Band for 24 years. A graduate of Tennessee Technological University and the University of New Mexico, he is currently Principal Tuba with The McLean Orchestra, is pursuing a DMA in Tuba Performance at George Mason University and teaches a large private tuba studio. Through the years, David has been with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Maryland Symphony Orchestra and the Camerata Brass Quintet. David and his wife Judy are parents to daughter Sandra (married to husband Greg) and their son, Bill, a percussionist and campus ministry leader in Georgia.
     
  ANDREW REICH
Andrew received a Master of Music degree in Trombone Performance from the University of Georgia as well as receiving an undergraduate trombone performance degree from the University of South Carolina. Presently living in Columbia, South Carolina, he has performed with the New York Philharmonia, Spoleto Festival, American Wind Symphony and the Colorado Summer Festival. Andrew has toured with a number of Broadway musicals including “Chicago” and “Rat Pack,” as well as playing lead trombone with the Andrew Theiland Big Band. 
 
TIM ZIMMERMAN
Director of The King's Brass, Tim received his graduate degree 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 often assists with the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic. For thirteen years, Tim served as Artist-in-Residence and Chairman of the Music Department at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. Presently, he teaches at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. He and his wife, Gina, and their three college-aged children live in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.