Gabriel V offers the best in fanfare and solo brass works in concerts, on recordings, and in school assemblies. Their numerous performances, classes, and collaborations mark them as musicians of unusual sensitivity and virtuosity. Varying combinations of instruments, in quintet or larger ensemble playing, allow Gabriel V to present distinctive programs from classics of the Venetian School to contemporary works as well as audience favorites such as elegant jazz and holiday fare.
Gabriel V collaborates frequently with Gloriæ Dei Cantores choir and has toured 23 countries in Europe and Russia from London to Prague, Budapest to St. Petersburg, by invitation performing works by Gabrielli for the 900th anniversary celebration of Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy. Their United States performances include appearances in 49 cities from New York to San Francisco. In addition, Gabriel V has been featured in numerous acclaimed recordings with Gloriæ Dei Cantores, highlighting their extensive and exciting repertoire.
In 2006 Gabriel V released Burnished Bright, a CD for brass and organ featuring Suite by Craig Phillips, and Triptych for Brass and Organ by David Ashley White, recorded in the Church of the Transfiguration on Cape Cod, renowned for its splendid acoustics and artistic interest.
"The Brass ensemble performed Gerald Near's Banners...a wonder of contemporary harmonic structure that hung in the chapel like a golden halo around a harvest moon."
Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV
"The brass ensemble joined organist James Jordan in a blazing account of Leo Sowerby's "Festival Musick Fanfare." The effects were well achieved and the final pages were properly fiery."
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY
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