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Gala Concert Program for Fountain City Released Ahead of ‘Masters’ November 10, 2022 The Fountain City Brass Band will celebrate its 20th Anniversary this weekend at the Kansas City Music Hall by hosting bands from four states at the inaugural U.S. Masters Brass Entertainment Championships and performing a gala concert drawing inspiration from Mahler to Queen! Both events take place on Saturday, November 12 and tickets can be purchased online at fcbb.net, usmasters.org, or at the door.  Gala Concert Program […]

Fountain City ‘Wows’ at International Trombone Festival July 15, 2022 The Fountain City Brass Band made its debut performance at the International Trombone Festival in Conway, Arkansas. For many in a packed Reynolds Performance Hall, it was would be their first opportunity to hear a live British-style brass band….and was it ever to witness as a first! With guest soloists Tony Baker, Michael Dease, Brian Hecht, Yu Tamaki Hoso, and the incomparable Christian Lindberg as a guest conductor, they ‘wowed’ […]

2022 Brass Expo Announced June 1, 2022 Join us for a fun day of brass band music-making as past, present, and future members of the Fountain City Youth Brass Academy and the Fountain City Brass Band at the 2022 FCYBA Brass Expo. The Expo is a great way to introduce new members to the brass band genre and the Fountain City Youth Brass Academy. Brass and percussionists of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in a day of […]

Fountain City Earns Ninth North American Title April 30, 2022 Credit 4barsrest.com Fountain City maintain their dominance at the NABBA Championship, as new names appear on section titles. With Birmingham the focus of European banding competition, the North American brass banding community recently headed to Hunstville, Alabama for the return of their National Championships (NABBA) And anything Cory Band could do in retaining their title under Philip Harper at Symphony Hall, Fountain City Brass Band and Prof David King emulated […]