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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 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.
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TIM ZIMMERMAN Director of The King's Brass and a Trumpet Solo
Artist, 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 Fort Wayne
Philharmonic. For thirteen years, Tim served as
Artist-in-Residence and Chairman of the Music Department at Grace
College in Winona Lake, Indiana. He and his wife, Gina,
a Re/Max realtor,
and
their three teenage children live in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
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ALAN CARR
Alan has lived in the greater New York City region for the
past few years, where he is freelance musician. He received
his Master's degree in performance from The Juilliard
School, and is currently pursuing post-graduate studies at
Yale University. He has performed and recorded with the
American Brass Quintet, and can be heard on a new CD
featuring Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist of the New
York Philharmonic. Most recently, Alan has been called to
perform with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and is a
founding member of ArsVentus Chamber Ensemble.
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MICHELE FEVIG
A
native of Western Michigan, Michelle studied piano with
Audrejean Heydenburg at Spring Arbor University in Spring
Arbor, Michigan, and has received numerous departmental
awards as well as the Amanda Hale Scholarship 2004 and
2005. She has done seminar work at Western Michigan
University in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has done extensive
piano accompaniment across the state. Michelle has
participated in a number of music organizations as a
pianist, organist, and saxophone player.
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JARED FLETCHER
A former tuba student of Winston Morris at Tennessee Tech
University in Cookeville, TN, Jared now works for Cornerstone
Builders, Inc. building and remodeling houses. As a son of a
military chaplain, he has traveled extensively around the world,
and has retained a passion for traveling today. He currently
attends Living Hope Church in Cookeville, TN, where he is
pursuing roles as a youth leader, college group leader, and
music minister. Jared enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, hiking,
running, reading and coffee shops.
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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 gone on to make solo
appearances across the United States, as well as playing often
in musical theater.
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BRIAN SHOOK
Brian received his undergraduate degree from Cedarville
University and Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Arizona State
University. Over the years, Brian has assisted with the trumpet
sections of the Dayton Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony and New
Mexico Symphony Orchestras. As an author, Brian has been
published in the International Trumpet Guild Journal, New York
Times, London Times and The New York Sun. His doctoral
dissertation was a biography of New York Philharmonic trumpet
legend, William Vacchiano, which will be published as book in
2009. Currently, Brian is a faculty member at Towson University
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JASON WEBB
A graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, Jason has won
numerous awards for his trumpet playing. He was awarded the
1999 Outstanding Jazz Musician at the Wichita Jazz Festival, UCO
Concerto Competition winner in 2000, and has performed with
artists such as Patti Page and Bobby Shew. Jason and his wife
Andi live in Dallas, TX and are connoisseurs of fine Texas
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MICHAEL WHARTON
A native of San Diego, California, Michael is a
graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Bowling Green
State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He has been a member
of the park brass at Sea World of California, principal
trombonist of the San Diego Youth Orchestra, a member of the
Shadow Mountain Community Church Orchestra and a Pro Musica
grant recipient. Currently, Michael and his wife Catherine live
in the Tucson, Arizona where he is a freelance musician and
substitute trombonist with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.
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BRANDON WOOD
Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Brandon is
a master’s candidate and teaching assistant at Florida State
University in Tallahassee, having finished his undergraduate
degree in music education from Lee University, in Cleveland,
Tennessee. While at Lee, Brandon was a member of the Lee Wind
Ensemble under the direction of Dr. David Holsinger; recipient
of a Presidential Scholarship; Outstanding Performance at Jazz
Week 2005 and the Lee Honors Recital; and the Director’s Award
in the Lee Symphonic Band. Brandon will experience further
changes in his life with an upcoming August 2007 wedding to
Kellie.
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