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By LAURIE MARSHALL
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Many visitors to this area of V irginia have commented about a similarity between this region and parts of Vermont: the undulating, gentle mountains; the love of the land manifest by how people care for their farms and homes; the pride in being small. The county seat of Rappahannock, Washington, Virginia, will be hosting eight Vermonters who form the Brattleboro Brass Band Friday, August 2, at 8 p.m. in a combination Street Dance and Concert in front of the Gay St. Theater.
The celebrated group of talented musicians draws on many American musical traditions: stomping marches from a 4th of July parade, wild improvisations from a New Orleans Dixieland Jazz Band, immigrant street Klezmer bands and pop tunes from 50 years of AM radio. Their instruments include piccolo, French horn, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, tuba, violin and drum.
The band’s musical roots go back to 19th century quadrille bands, a form of French square dancing, which entertained generations of New Englanders at dances, weddings and civic and community events of all kinds.
The group has since evolved into a concert ensemble, adding swing and classical pieces to its original repertoire of jigs, reels, marches, schottisches and waltzes.
The Brattleboro Brass Band’s unique style and sound has evolved since their formation in 1981. They have performed with wide critical praise at Vermont’s Midsummer Festival, Pound Ridge Fiddle Festival in Cross River, New York, and Montpelier Capital City Spring Contradance.
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