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 Empire Brass On Broadway
Release Date: 05/22/1992 
Label:  Telarc   Catalog #: 80303   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Andrew Lloyd WebberJerry HermanMitchell LeighLeonard BernsteinCharles Strouse
Meredith WillsonFrank LoesserClaude-Michel SchönbergRichard Rodgers
Cole PorterCy Coleman
Performer:  Rolf SmedvigJeffrey CurnowScott HartmanEric RuskeSam Pilafian
Julie SpanglerRichard JensenRobert LeidheckerAndy Kubiszewski

Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass

Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 0 Hours 52 Mins. 

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Cassette catalog number: 30303
Brass and Broadway make for festive melodies in this collection of some of the most popular tunes from American musical theater. From Andrew Lloyd Webber to Cole Porter to Richard Rodgers, the Empire Brass brings to these songs to life. Rousing numbers known to music lovers young and old, these songs are familiar, comforting, and the best the genre offers.
Inspired arrangements allow the brass to carry these pieces with minimal percussion accompaniment. They capture the full sound of Broadway without the full orchestra. The troupe lives up to its grand reputation with this superior album. The excellent quality of this recording creates a rich, full audio experience.
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1.  Phantom of the Opera: Overture by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Performer:  Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Scott Hartman (Trombone),
Eric Ruske (French Horn), Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Julie Spangler (Organ)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1986; England 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs. 
2.  Hello, Dolly!: Hello, Dolly! by Jerry Herman
Performer:  Richard Jensen (Percussion), Eric Ruske (French Horn), Scott Hartman (Trombone),
Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion),
Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1964; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 3 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Sam Pilafian 
3.  Man of La Mancha: Man of La Mancha by Mitchell Leigh
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1965; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 3 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Mark Gould and Sam Pilafian 
4.  Cats: Macavity by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1981; England 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 3 Minutes 13 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Rolf Smedvig 
5.  Evita: Don't Cry for Me Argentina by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 3 Minutes 8 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Elaine Martone 
6.  West Side Story: Symphonic Dances - Mambo by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1960; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Kenneth Amis 
7.  Annie: Easy Street by Charles Strouse
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1977; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Jack Gale 
8.  The Music Man: Till there was you by Meredith Willson
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1957; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Mark Gould 
9.  The Music Man: Seventy-Six Trombones by Meredith Willson
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1957; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 3 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Sam Pilafian and Kenneth Amis 
10.  Guys and Dolls: Fugue for Tinhorns by Frank Loesser
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Eric Ruske (French Horn), Scott Hartman (Trombone),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1950; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 3 Minutes 30 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Sam Pilafian 
11.  Les Misérables: At the End of the Day by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Robert Leidhecker (Percussion), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet),
Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion), Richard Jensen (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1980 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Kenneth Amis and Richard Jensen 
12.  The Sound of Music: The lonely goatherd by Richard Rodgers
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion),
Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion), Richard Jensen (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1959; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 2 Minutes 56 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Rolf Smedvig 
13.  Gay Divorcée: Night and Day by Cole Porter
Performer:  Sam Pilafian (Tuba), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Robert Leidhecker (Percussion), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1932; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 3 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Ernesto Sanchez 
14.  South Pacific: Bali Ha'i by Richard Rodgers
Performer:  Robert Leidhecker (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion), Richard Jensen (Percussion),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Eric Ruske (French Horn),
Scott Hartman (Trombone), Sam Pilafian (Tuba)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1949; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Elaine Martone 
15.  Bye Bye Birdie: Put on a happy face by Charles Strouse
Performer:  Scott Hartman (Trombone), Eric Ruske (French Horn), Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet),
Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Jeffrey Curnow (Voice), Sam Pilafian (Tuba),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1960; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Language: English 
16.  Sweet Charity: Big Spender by Cy Coleman
Performer:  Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet), Scott Hartman (Trombone), Sam Pilafian (Tuba),
Richard Jensen (Percussion), Andy Kubiszewski (Percussion), Robert Leidhecker (Percussion),
Jeffrey Curnow (Trumpet), Eric Ruske (French Horn)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1966; USA 
Date of Recording: 10/1991 
Venue:  Shore Cultural Center, Euclid, Ohio 
Length: 4 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Notes: Arranged: Sam Pilafian 
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