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Brass Band of Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia
About
The Brass Band of Northern Virginia is a community of musicians drawn from a range of professional and avocational backgrounds in the Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland metropolitan areas. Inspired by the famous brass bands of the UK and Europe, the band is led by world-renowned euphonium soloist Dr. Brian Bowman. In its first three years, the band has organized community outreach concerts, masterclasses for student brass players, chamber music performances, and published recordings. In 2020, the Brass Band of Northern Virginia placed in the Cory Band's International Virtual Brass Band Contest with its performance of The Artist's Way from Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Philip Wilby's Lowry's Sketchbook, and Anthony Plog's Trumpet Concerto No. 3. The band also won the award for most entertaining video in its class. This year, the Brass Band of Northern Virginia has an active schedule of 10 programs in the DC and Northern Virginia area.
Musical Director
Dr. Brian Bowman
Dr. Brian Bowman is a renowned euphonium soloist and has over twenty years of experience conducting British Brass Bands. He has served as a professor at nine universities, was the first euphonium player to be elected president of the International Tuba Euphonium Association, and has been a product consultant with Wilson, Getzen, and DEG. Dr. Bowman has received numerous accolades, including the Clifford Bevan Award for Meritorious Work in Low Brass Scholarship from the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in 2010 and the Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation from the American Bandmaster Association in 2016, which is given to those who have rendered outstanding service to bands and band music in America. Upon his retirement in 2018, the Dr. Brian Bowman Euphonium Endowed Scholarship was established at the University of North Texas. Dr. Bowman brings this expertise and experience to his leadership of the Brass Band of Northern Virginia.
Choice Program
La Divinia Commedia
Henrik de Boer
Program Notes
‘La Divinia Commedia’ is the first contest piece for brass band written by composer Hendrik de Boer. It is based on Dante Aligheri’s epic The Divine Comedy. This work, written by the Florentine poet, is one of the renowned masterpieces of Western literature. Dante describes in it his imaginary journey through the three realms of the hereafter. Hell (‘Inferno’), Purgatory (‘Purgatorio’) and Heaven (‘Paradiso’). The composition consists of five parts and has the same structure as Dante’s epic: ABA-BCB-CDC-DED-EFE.
NABBA Results History (3)
| Section | Best Finish |
|---|---|
| First | 5th |
| Championship | 9th |
| Event | Section | Place | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championships 2026 | First | 7th | 88.000 | |
| NABBA Championships 2025 | First | 5th | 90.633 | |
| NABBA Championships 2023 | Championship | 9th | 84.667 |