History
Located in scenic northwest Georgia, Roman Festival Brass is a local brass band based on the instrumentation of the popular British Brass Band that has a rich heritage in the United Kingdom. This type of ensemble utilizes a full section of cornets, flugelhorn, tenor horns, baritones, trombones, euphoniums, tubas and percussion. Though not common to the United States, British Brass Bands have a wealth of literature.
Roman Festival Brass is a performing group of Roman Festival, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3). The mission of Roman Festival, Inc. is the education and promotion of British and American brass music. Roman Festival Brass has a very diverse membership. From physicians to educators, retired to graduating seniors, the group brings together 33 volunteer brass and percussion musicians from 3 states with a common goal to promote this unique genre of music. Our wealth of excellent music educators fosters this mission in an unparalleled fashion.
Roman Festival Brass plays numerous concerts throughout the year including seasonal Christmas and 4th of July concerts as well as thematic concerts. One of the cornerstone concerts of the Roman Festival Brass is the God and Country concert series celebrating the freedoms of our Country through patriotic music. This year, Roman Festival Brass embarks on it’s 10th annual God and County concert series. Roman Festival Brass has also performed on the national stage at The Great American Brass Band Festival and competed in the North American Brass Band Association festival.
