On tour with the WCSE

Feb 15, 2018

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Last Sunday marked the final performance of a small tour that I have been on with the Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble (WCSE). We played twice in Chattanooga and twice in Knoxville (both in Tennessee).

We got a chance to play many times within the span of a few days, which helped us grow as a group.

David Searle and Michael Holmes on air at WUNT, Chattanooga

Studio light on with WCSE in studio at WUNT in Chattanooga, TN

Me, at the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga, TN

Me, in front of Op. 7 by Richards, Fowkes & Co. in Westminster Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, TN

Leader of the WCSE, Michael Holmes, on cornett.

Patrick O’Connell, Stanley Curtis, and Michael Holmes. Cornett Section.

WCSE with the choir of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chattanooga

David Searle, bass sackbutt, Michael Holmes, David Miller, tenor sackbutt, Barry Bocaner, alto sackbutt

WCSE and St. Paul’s choir in concert at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee

WCSE in front of magnificent Richards, Fowkes & Co. Op. 7, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, TN

Here I am, demonstrating the cornett at Church of the Ascension, Knoxville, Tennessee

Pat O’Connell and myself playing cornetts

Me, soloing on Giovanni Martino Cesare’s Ecco canzona (echoing cornetts not pictured!)

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4 responses to “On tour with the WCSE”

Carlton Howard

February 17, 2018

Nice! Did you get to visit with Erika S.?

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1. Stanley
  
  February 26, 2018
  
  Carlton–I did indeed. She’s doing great!
  
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Ainsley

February 25, 2018

All the traditional genres are represented but there is also the bizarre and fantastic, which are just as prevalent and give credence to a popular local sticker “Keep Chattanooga Weird. ” For example, there are 125 public art sculptures in the area from North Chattanooga to the Sculpture Gardens.

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1. Stanley
  
  February 26, 2018
  
  Ainsley, thanks so much for your comment. Up until this trip, I hadn’t visited Chattanooga for a couple of decades. I felt like it was much different from before–and really more vibrant and interesting! –Stan
  
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On tour with the WCSE

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