Historic Brass Society

It is with great sadness that we announce the death by natural causes of founding member Martha Bixler at the age of 93. Martha has been a key figure in the growth of the American recorder and early music movement since the 1950s. https://historicbrass.org//6561-beloved-member-martha-bixl

I haven't seen it posted here, but longtime HBS friend Martha Bixler passed away a few days ago. Playing sessions will never be the same without her wonderful attitude and love of the music.

HBS Final Nominations Reminder and NEW PUBLICATION Announcement - https://mailchi.mp//hbs-2020-elections-announcement-3304134

Jeremy Montagu, award-winning brass history scholar who passed away in Fall 2020.

We're looking for members interested in working on expanding our publication offerings beyond the HBS Journal, to include essays and other content on our website. If you're interested in this kind of thing, we'd love to have your input via an exploratory committee! Click below for further details on how you can participate. https://www.historicbrass.org//6546-proposal-for-a-new-hbs

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The HBS has lost a beloved scholar and longtime member: Jeremy Montagu. He was awarded the Christopher Monk award in 2016 in recognition of his lifetime of achievements in brass history. He also served as the president of the Galpin Society. His obituary has been posted on our website (https://www.historicbrass.org//6544-jeremy-montagu-1927-20) and further information on his remarkable life and career can be found on his website (http://www.jeremymontagu.co.uk/)

Historic Brass Society By-Laws Announcement and Elections Reminder - https://mailchi.mp//hbs-2020-elections-announcement-3277786

The HBS has a need for some extra copies of the HBS Journal vol. 28 (2016) for its archives. If you want to make some space on your bookshelf and can rely on the online list of articles on the HBS website, please send your copy of vol. 28 to: HBS 148 West 23rd Street #5F, New York, NY 10011 USA. The first first 5 people who send in a copy will receive a one-year HBS membership gratis. Thanks!

Our dear Pioneer has left our world. Connie Weldon, pioneering tubist and educator, played under Leonard Bernstein at Tanglewood before working as acting Princi...pal Tuba of Concertgebouw Orchestra during a Fulbright Fellowship. She later performed with the Kansas City and Miami Philharmonics. She taught at University of Miami (1972 to 1991), and formed the University of Miami Tuba Ensemble in 1960. Awarded our Pioneer Award at IWBC 1997 in St. Louis. Connie, may you continue to shine for us as an example of standing tall and working with kindness, and may your ideals live on in your students, and in all of us #restinpeace See more

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the Historic Brass Society is being restructured with additional opportunities for participation, and elections are scheduled for November of 2020. The Board has been working over the past year to rewrite the By-Laws and promote greater participation among the HBS Membership and provide regular turnover in the senior leadership positions. We will be electing a new Vice President, Secretary and two new members of the Board of ...Directors. Vice President is a new position that is the President Elect, a "President-in-training" position, normally serving a two year term who then automatically succeeds the President for another two year term while training a new Vice President who will succeed him or her. Jeffrey Nussbaum wishes to step down as President at the end of 2021 so the Vice President that we elect this November will serve for a term of only one year before becoming President. A new Vice President will be elected in November of 2021 to serve the normal two-year term. The Secretary is a key position and is responsible for membership management and elections, as well as taking minutes at meetings. The Secretary is also a voting member of the Board. In addition to the elected positions, we also seek members to serve on various committees and staff positions. For more details, please read this document located on our website, and refer to the HBS Leadership and Staff Positions and Committees page on the website for details on leadership, editorial, staff and committee positions. If you are a member interested in participating in any capacity or nominating someone else (must be a member), please contact us at [email protected]. Deadline for nominations for elected positions is October 15, 2020.

It has finally happened: HBS has a youtube channel. We've got some videos up from the recent James Reese Europe conference so have a look! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtonNSlxIp4rubZmmYvhcjA

This week The Wallace Collection is offering a free download of the complete 4th movement of Jean Francois's "Bellon’s Quintette No. 2" from their upcoming release Origin of the Species Revisited. The sampler video is on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=315848939576803 The free download is available through Wednesday July 8 at: http://www.thewallacecollectionshop.world//twct4f-osr-quin