Brass Band of Northern Virginia

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.