| Glen, Jen, Cami, and Ken are the 2007 horn section of the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band. | |
Standard brass band instrumentation includes a horn section comprised of a B-flat flugelhorn and three E-flat horns. In England, and in most brass band contexts throughout the world, the E-flat instruments are called tenor horns; in America they are often called alto horns. In the picture above, the horn section members of the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band (right to left: flugelhorn player Ken Roberts and tenor horn players Cami Madison, Jennifer Greupner, and Glen Newton) pose before the November 24, 2007, concert. Because E-flat horns and flugelhorns are rarely used in American concert bands and orchestras, brass band players in the horn section typically play other brass instruments in other ensembles. Ken plays trumpet and cornet, Cami played euphonium, Jen plays French horn, and Glen plays trumpets and trombones (and later moved from the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band horn section to the euphonium section).
The band owns the larger instruments, Yamaha alto horns. Glen and Cami hold the YAH-601ST model. The "T" denotes the trigger, which, when pushed, extends the first valve slide.
| For brass banding, an upright bell instrument is a must, but Glen also occasionally plays his Besson 2-20 bell-front alto horn, shown at right, in Roseville Big Band concerts. |  |