The MA Brass quintet is composed of 5 musicians from around the Sauk Valley area. We are a freelance group who perform for a variety of occasions: weddings, concerts, church services, etc. We have a variety of music ranging from the early composers of Bach and Beethoven up to the more modern musicians such as Ozzy Osbourne (Crazy Train), Lady Gaga (Bad Romance) and Kansas (Carry on Wayward Son), just to name The MA Brass Quintet by Mark Dempsey, R&D Lab Technician
A publication of Crest Foods Co., Inc. PO Box 371 • Ashton, IL 61006 • Phone: (815) 453-7411 • Fax: (815) 453-2646 Jeff Meiners, President • Steve Meiners, V.P. Corporate Sales Mike Meiners, V.P. General Mgr Contract Mfg. • Cheri Kemp, Editor “Crest sells quality products and service – at a profit when we can, at a loss if we must – but always quality.” Copyright 2015 a few. We tailor our performances to our venue and will always accommodate as need be; we played for a wedding where the bride wanted a jazz themed wedding so we arranged 10 jazz songs for the wedding. We can arrange most songs for a concert or performance, all you need to do is ask and we can let you know the feasibility of it. We enjoy performing and being able to bring a variety of music to people in ways that they may have not heard before. Our personnel include: Mark Dempsey, Trombone: Mark lives in Dixon with his wife Jessica and their daughter Alorya. Mark is a lab technician at Crest Foods in Ashton and performs in the Dixon and Sterling Municipal Bands, the Rock River Jazz Band, the SVCC Concert Band and is 2nd trombone for the Clinton Symphony Orchestra. Aaron White, 1st Trumpet: Aaron lives in Sterling with his wife Dawn and their three children: Jessica, Caylee and Logan. He currently works for the Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Sterling as a truck loader. Aaron performs with the Sterling Municipal Band and the Rock River Jazz Band. Jon P. James, 2nd Trumpet: Jon lives in Sterling with his wife Cathy and is the band director at Amboy Middle School and is the director of the Sterling Municipal Band. Jon performs and directs the Rock River Jazz band and performs with the Dixon Municipal Band and the SVCC (Sauk Valley Community College) Concert Band. Elizabeth Judd, French Horn: Elizabeth lives in Sterling with her husband Paul and is the Band/Chorus Director at Rock Falls High School. Elizabeth plays with the Sterling Municipal Band and 2nd Horn for the Clinton Symphony Orchestra. Mark Bressler, Tuba: Mark lives in Mt. Carroll with his wife Emily and their two children, Wilson and J.T. Mark is the Band/Choir Director for SVCC and the director of the Dixon Municipal Band. Mark also performs with the Sterling Municipal Band, the Rock River Jazz Band and is the lead tuba in the Clinton Symphony Orchestra. Our next concert is May 17 at The First United Methodist Church in Sterling, IL. It is a free concert open to everyone. If you have any questions or would like to contact the group about a possible performance, you can call either of the two managers of the group: Aaron White (815-564-8550) or Mark Dempsey (217-853-6840).
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