Washington Brass Institute

01/05/2024

The EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT deadline is May 31st! We still have spots available for all brass instruments - sign up today and save!

Trumpet | Horn | Trombone | Euphonium | Tuba
Grades 6-12

15/03/2024

A huge congratulations to two wonderful MCPS music educators! 👏

MCPS music teachers Carolyn Herman and Amy Vanek have been named Outstanding Educators of the Year by the Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA). MCPS shared the news in its staff...

13/03/2024

144 Days until the 2024 Washington Brass Institute Summer Brass Boot Camp kicks off! Register today to take advantage of the Early Bird Discount by May 31st.

Trumpet | Horn | Trombone | Euphonium | Tuba

Grades 6-12

Host families are available for those traveling from out of the Montgomery County, Maryland areas! Inquire at [email protected]

16/08/2023

We are pleased to announce the 2023-2024 All State Audition Information is now available!
The All State Nomination Window closes at 12:00 pm (noon) EST, September 27, 2023.
Click here: https://www.mdmea.org/all-state

12/08/2023

That’s a wrap! A huge congratulations to all participants for their hard work, positive attitudes, and exemplary music-making this week!

Thank you to our wonderful faculty and guest artists for sharing your expertise, and thank you to the parents of these fine students for your continued support of your child’s musical education!

We wish everyone a wonderful, music-filled school year and look forward to the 2024 WBI Summer Brass Boot Camp!

📷 Day 6 (Finale): Student Large Ensembles Concert

12/08/2023

📷 Day 5: Student Small Ensembles Concert

11/08/2023

We were fortunate to host Evelyn Carlson, Principal Trombone of the Kansas City Symphony, today for an orchestral excerpts masterclass to help students prepare for Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras auditions next week!

10/08/2023

Tomorrow night at 7:30PM, we have our Faculty Brass Concert at St John’s Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish (6701 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815). This event is free and open to the public!

📷 Day 3: Three of our Guest Artists were on campus today for a dress rehearsal, including Ethan Shrier (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra), Chris Houlihan (Grand Rapids Symphony), and Evelyn Carlson (Kansas City Symphony).

09/08/2023

📷 Day 2: Horn Choir under the direction of Justin Drew - Horn!

08/08/2023

We are so lucky to have Rene Shapiro, Assistant Principal Trumpet of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, as one of our Guest Artists this year!

📷 Day 2: Trumpet Guest Artist Masterclass

08/08/2023

The 2023 Summer Brass Boot Camp kicked off yesterday. Here are some action shots from Day 1! Follow us on Instagram for more content throughout the week

📷 Day 1: small and large chamber ensemble rehearsals

Ken Wolff Scott Cameron Justin Drew - Horn Dave Sporny

08/08/2023

We’re now on Instagram! Follow us

28/07/2023

We're 11 days out from the start our annual Summer Brass Boot Camp, which runs August 7th-12th!

We still have openings for all brass instruments: trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba. Applications are due Tuesday, August 1st. Need-based scholarships are available.

2023 Summer Brass Boot Camp GET READY FOR YOUR YOUTH ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS AND SCHOOL ENSEMBLE PLACEMENTS The Boot Camp is an intensive week of instruction, masterclasses, theory, small and large ensemble training and supervised practice for trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba players.....

19/03/2022

2022 Brass Bootcamp registration is open. Hope to see you there this summer. Great surprises in store for all who attend.