Brian Holmes, Horn
 Brian Holmes
was born in Washington D. C.
He graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu, received a Bachelor’s degree from Pomona College, and earned
a Ph.D. in experimental low temperature physics from Boston University.
He joined the Physics Department of San José State University in 1983. He has often
neglected his students to play in the San José Symphony and Opera San José. He is co-principal horn of the
Peninsula Symphony, and a member of the San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra.
Active as a composer, Brian
usually writes for chorus or solo voice, with numerous performances, awards, commissions, broadcasts, and
publications to his credit. He is also a nationally recognized expert on the physics of brass musical instruments,
giving many invited talks all over the country.
Brian is the newest member of the Menlo Brass Quintet, having joined in 2006.
E-mail:
bholmes@menlobrass.com
Discography and Publications:
| Compositions with Horn: |
| Higgins is Gone |
(Donald Justice) high voice, violin, horn, and piano |
Thompson Edition |
| So We’ll Go No More A Roving |
(Byron) treble chorus, flute, horn, and piano |
Roger Dean Music Publishing |
| Pie Jesu |
(Emily Dickinson) treble chorus and horn |
Santa Barbara Music Publishing |
Tyrley, Tyrlow
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Chorus and brass quintet |
William Thorpe Music Publishing |
| Chesterton’s Carol |
Chorus and brass quintet |
William Thorpe Music Publishing |
| Performance and arrangements: |
The Christmas Revels
Wassail, Wassail!
Christmas Day in the Morning
Sing We Now of Christmas |
Produced by Revels Incorporated |
| Compositions: |
| Tales of the Cultural Revolution |
The Cambridge Symphonic Brass Quintet |
Crystal Records |
Now is the Time
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Amherst Requiem
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| CDs issued by: |
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The Stanford Chamber Chorale |
| Cantilena – A Women’s Chorus |
| The Peninsula Women’s Chorus |
| Santa Barbara Music Publishing |
| Heartland Chorus |
| St. Louis Children’s Chorus |
| The Choral Project |
| San Francisco Girls Chorus |
| The Menlo Brass Quintet |
Equipment:
Schmid double horn
Paxman Cor d’Orchestre natural horn
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