Pelgrim Brass
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The picturesque Delfshaven district in Rotterdam is the place where the talented members of the quintet Pelgrim Brass met in 2013. The Pilgrim Fathers, with their former home in Delfshaven, were the inspiration for the quintet's name and provided a new perspective on making programs and music.
Pelgrim Brass is an energetic, idiosyncratic and creative quintet consisting of two trumpeters, a horn player, a trombonist and a tuba player. They are all classically trained. This brass quintet is one of the few permanent brass quintets in the Netherlands. This means that Pelgrim Brass is perfectly attuned to each other, provides high-quality concerts and likes to make their own programs.
Pelgrim Brass is a brass quintet that doesn't like to sit still. When the five gentlemen get the chance, they create and play their own arrangements.
They use these arrangements to create their own programs. When you see Pelgrim Brass perform, this unique sound can always be heard in the music.
The quintet also likes to involve the amateur world in their concerts and projects. This close connection between the amateur, musicians and the quintet is very important to Pelgrim Brass, if only to encourage the hobbyists to continue with their hobby. The five gentlemen have also played with orchestras, choirs and soloists (including voice, percussion and organ). When Pelgrim Brass collaborates with third parties, a good, relaxed and smooth collaboration is of course always paramount.
Keywords associated with Pelgrim Brass include creativity, accessibility and an eye for detail. You can see and hear this especially in their own surprising arrangements. Well-known works are given a completely new look.
The gentlemen work together intensively when arranging their pieces and make use of everyone's strengths. The rehearsals are always fun and everyone's input is appreciated. This ensures that there is always a relaxed, groundbreaking and innovative performance to be seen on stage.
What also makes Pelgrim Brass unique is the creative way in which they develop their own programs. For example, reading a diary story or poetry collection as a common thread through a concert is just an option for them.
