promoting the best in live music
Capable of providing a unique
combination of power and finesse,
the Brass Quintet is an excellent
choice for performance at a variety
of venues, inside and outside,
delicate and demanding.
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home / classical / Brass Quintet
 Within the last
forty years, the brass quintet has achieved international popularity.
Capable of providing a unique combination of power and finesse, the
Brass Quintet is an excellent choice for performance at a variety of venues,
inside and outside, delicate and demanding. Two trumpets, French horn, trombone
and tuba comprise the instrumentation for this ensemble. The repertoire
includes baroque, classical, and romantic styles, as well as selections from
the jazz and popular songbooks.
Steve Stratman is a freelance trumpet player from San Diego, CA. He has attended Arizona State University as well as the Oberlin Conservatory of Music graduating from the latter with a degree in trumpet performance. He has also participated in the Music Academy of the West summer institute, studying with Adolph Herseth, former principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He plays in orchestras, brass quintets, and as a soloist in the Portland, Oregon area and has been involved in a number of Michael Reavey Music performances.
Steve Stratman: Trumpet
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When performing, what do you want to transmit to the audience?
My primary goal is to contribute in any way I can to the atmosphere of a performance. This can be done by changing the volume, intensity, or style of the group I'm playing with. The atmosphere that you're playing in dictates the way that you play.
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Where is the most exciting place you've performed?
I had the opportunity to play with the Canadian Brass in concert. One of the group's trumpet players was performing a solo, I was in the area, and they invited me to sit in with the group. It was a fantastic opportunity to perform with a group that is almost synonymous with the name brass quintet.
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Why do you play the music that you play?
Brass players don't always get the chance to perform in small group settings. This type of ensemble helps me to improve my trumpet playing individually because of the close interactions that I have with other members of the group.
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If you could perform with another musician, living or dead who would it be?
Leonard Bernstein (former conductor with the New York Philharmonic). Every performance was spontaneous. Even though you may not have always liked the rendition that Bernstein would give, you would at least be on your toes.
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What's the most memorable performance you've seen, and why?
Mahler's Ninth Symphony by the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Zubin Meta conducting. It was just one of those times that I had the opportunity to hear a work of that scale by a first class orchestra. I was going to say Mahler's Fifth Symphony, but I didn't want other trumpet players going to this site and laughing at me.
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