The document provides biographies for the five members of the brass quintet C Street Brass. It introduces each member, describing their musical background, education, and career highlights. The members are Kyle Anderson and Scott Nadelson on trumpet, Gabriel Colby on trombone, Eric Damashek on French horn, and Hakeem Bilal on bass trombone. Together they perform a variety of classical, jazz, and popular music genres and actively educate students through residencies and masterclasses.

2. Table of Contents
C Street Brass Biography 1
Testimonials 2
Résumé 3
Sample Programs 4-7
Individual Biographies
8-10

3. 1
C Street Brass
C Street Brass began as a small project between five friends who are
coincidentally the most handsome men ever to grace the earth. Equally as
comfortable in the sound world of baroque music as they are playing
electronic dance music, C Street Brass connects lovers of the arts from all
walks of life around a unique and innovative concert experience.
Ensemble in residence at Carnegie Mellon University since 2012, C
Street Brass is proud to now call Pittsburgh home. In addition to their
contributions to Pittsburgh’s thriving music scene, C Street has been featured
on a variety of series around the country including the Corpus Christi
Chamber Music Series (Corpus Christi, TX), Community Concerts Second
Series (Baltimore, MD) and the Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs,
CO. The members of C Street are also regular performers at Bradley Hills
Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD, have preformed extensively through
the Baltimore/DC Metro area, and have been featured multiple times on
WBJC: The Classical Voice of Baltimore. Internationally, C Street Brass has
toured in Tbilisi, Georgia as resident ensemble of the 2012 Traveling Notes
Music Festival and in Doha, Qatar in 2013 as ambassadors for Carnegie Mellon
University.
C Street Brass is passionately committed to educating and inspiring the
next generation of musicians. In addition to their educational work in
Pittsburgh, the group has recently held educational residencies in: Orcas
Island, WA, at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA. In Spring 2014 C Street Brass
was awarded a Visiting Scholars Grant by the University of South Carolina. By
way of the grant, C Street Brass will spend one week each semester of the
2014-2015 school year in Columbia, South Carolina. C Street will perform a
variety of concerts, teach master classes, give seminars, and share their music
with the community by way of public outdoor performances and work with
the community bands.
C Street Brass collaborates with musicians and artists of all disciplines.
In 2010 the group premiered David Conte’s “Two Pieces for Brass Quintet
and Organ” with renowned organist and scholar Donald Sutherland. Their
most recent project, Beauty Slap presents a new innovative concert experience
combining electronic dance music with brass band, saxophone and guitar.
Beauty Slap has toured extensively throughout the east coast and can regularly
be seen in dance clubs in the Pittsburgh area.

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C Street Brass: Testimonials
“…a fantastic and imaginative approach to the brass quintet music. I would
highly encourage everyone to check them out.”
- Chris Botti: trumpet soloist
“C Street is the new sound, look, and feel of the modern brass quintet. Highly
virtuosic playing in a wide variety of styles rolled into an accessible, warm
hearted candor which makes for a delightful concert experience. "
- George Vosburgh: Principal Trumpet, Pittsburgh Symphony
“…a highly creative, disciplined and entertaining group of fantastic young
artists, each a high-level talent on their own instrument. Their wonderful
group chemistry and their energetic and engaging personalities make them an
obvious audience favorite. Watch out for this group!”
- Joe Burgstaller: Trumpet Soloist, Formerly Canadian Brass
“What a fantastic group…their performance of my piece was simply great—
displaying both their amazing technique, and a singing tone, resulting in an
interpretation of my piece that was just so musical and exciting.
-Eric Ewazen: composer, Juilliard faculty
“This group radiates the joy of music-making and they capture the attention
of audiences of all ages…we are looking forward to a future time to bring them
back to Corpus Christi.”
- Joan Allison: Program Director, Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society, Inc.
“C Street commanded every moment with a theatricality that both
entertained and moved. Without question C Street Brass has a bright future
ahead of them, and will surely continue to delight and dazzle any audience
lucky enough to experience their unique brand of music-making.”
- Dr. Albert Glinsky: Director, Roche Visiting Artists Series, Mercyhurst
University
…the brass quintet demonstrated impressive command, sense of phrasing and
flexibility across genres …The concert was a welcome opportunity to see
innovative musicians testing out ways to illustrate their art and to share it with
the audience
-Elizabeth Bloom, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The group dazzles listeners with stellar chops…the band is incredibly tight, its
cohesiveness serving as an integral boost to its relentless diversity.
-Jude Fox, Free Times Columbia, South Carolina

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C Street Brass
cstreetbrass.com
Pittsburgh, PA
Contact: Gabriel Colby
860-748-6547 – gabrielcolby@gmail.com
cstreetbrass@gmail.com
Notable Performances and Residencies:
• Ensemble in Residence at Carnegie Mellon University, ‘12-’15
• Visiting Scholars at University of South Carolina School of Music ’14-‘15
• Ensemble in Residence, Strings Music Festival (Steamboat Springs, CO), ’13-
‘14
• Musicians in Residence, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival (WA),
October ‘13
• Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society, November ‘13
• Inauguration of Carnegie Mellon President Subra Suresh, ‘13
• Community Concerts at Second, Baltimore, MD ‘12
• Chamber Music America National Showcase ‘12
• Featured soloists with the Peabody Wind Ensemble, ‘12
• Resident Brass Quintet for WBJC Classical Radio (Baltimore), ‘11-‘12
• Resident Brass Quintet at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church (Bethesda,
MD), ‘10-’12
• Concert Series at the Church of the Little Flower (Bethesda, MD), ‘10-’11
• Candle Light Series at Johns Hopkins Museum, ‘10
• “Music at Noon Series” Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD, ‘10-’11
• Conservatory Spotlight Series at the Kennedy Center, ‘10
Education
• Recipients of “Visiting Scholars Grant” to University of South Carolina for a
two-week-long residency over the course of the ’14-15 school year
• Teaching Artists for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ’12-present
• Mercyhurst University Residency, October ‘13
• Resident Ensemble for Traveling Notes Music Festival (Tbilisi, Georgia), ‘12
• Mini Residency at Millburn High School ‘12
Competitions:
• Chamber Music Competition Winner, Savvy Musician in Action
(Columbia, SC), ‘13
• Silberman Chamber Music Competition, Carnegie Mellon University ‘13
• Astral Artists Competition Finals ‘13
• Grace Clagett Award for Chamber Music, Peabody Conservatory ‘11

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Music of the Americas
High Society Cole Porter (1891-1964)
arr. Luther Henderson
Selections from Porgy & Bess George Gershwin (1898-1937)
–Summertime arr. Luther Henderson
–It Ain’t Necessarily So
–Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Por una Cabeza Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)
arr. Kyle Anderson
Suite Americana No. 1 Enrique Crespo (b. 1941)
III. Vals Peruano
Rounds and Dances Jan Bach (b. 1937)
V. Galop
Lullaby Billy Joel (b. 1949)
arr. Eric Damashek
American Riffs Rich Campbell (b. 1957)
I. Variations on a Groove
—Intermission—
Suite Americana No. 1 Enrique Crespo (1941- )
I. Ragtime
II. Bossa Nova
In a Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
arr. Jack Gale
Selections from West Side Story Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
–Something’s Coming arr. Jack Gale
–Tonight
–I Feel Pretty
Tango Suite (Oblivion & Libertango) Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
arr. Joe Burgstaller

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The Standard
Air for Two Trumpets J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
arr. Joe Burgstaller
Contrapunctus IX J.S. Bach
arr. Ralph Sauer
Rounds and Dances Jan Bach (b. 1937)
V. Galop
Suite Americana No. 1 Enrique Crespo (1941- )
III. Vals Peruano
IV. Zamba Gaucha
Sonatine Eugene Bozza (1905-1991)
I. Allegro
II. Andante ma non troppo
III. Scherzo
IV. Finale–Tarantella
—Intermission—
American Riffs Rich Campbell (b. 1957)
I. Variations on a Groove
Suite Americana No. 1 Enrique Crespo (1941- )
I. Ragtime
II. Bossa Nova
Brass Quintet No. 1 Victor Ewald (1860-1935)
I. Moderato – Più mosso
II. Adagio non troppo lento
III. Allegro moderato
Suite Americana No. 1 Enrique Crespo (1941- )
V. Son de Mexico

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Dances and Daydreams
Libertango Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Arr. Joe Burgstaller
Por Una Cabeza Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)
arr. Kyle Anderson
Oblivion Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
arr. Joe Burgstaller
Suite Americana No. 1 Enrique Crespo (1941- )
III. Vals Peruano
Reverie Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
arr. Eric Damashek
Contrapunctus IX J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
arr. Ralph Sauer
Selections from Porgy & Bess George Gershwin (1898-1937)
–Summertime arr. Luther Henderson
–It Ain’t Necessarily So
–Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Amazing Grace Traditional, arr. Luther Henderson
—Intermission—

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Rounds and Dances Jan Bach (1937-
V. Galop
Suite Americana No. 1 Enrique Crespo (1941
I. Ragtime
IV. Zamba Gaucha
Lullabye Billy Joel (b. 1949)
arr. Eric Damashek
Because Lennon-McCartney
arr. Kyle Anderson
American Riffs Rich Campbell (b. 1957)
I. Variations on a Groove
Fly Me to the Moon Bart Howard (1915-2004)
arr. Jack Gale
In a Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
arr. Jack Gale
High Society Cole Porter (1891-1964)
arr. Luther Henderson

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Members Biographies:
Kyle Anderson - Trumpet
Currently Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, trumpet player Kyle
Anderson is an active performer, music educator, and brass arranger. Kyle
received his first trumpet at age and has been in love ever since. A versatile
artist, Kyle can be heard playing with orchestras, jazz ensembles, and chamber
music groups of all variety.
At the age of 17, Kyle began lessons with preeminent trumpet virtuoso
David Hickman in Tempe, Arizona. He then furthered his studies at the
prestigious Peabody Institute under the tutelage of International trumpet
soloist Josef Burgstaller. Kyle currently studies with George Vosburgh and
Neal Berntsen of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Scott Nadelson - Trumpet
Scott Nadelson's unique artistic versatility enables him to showcase his
talent through classical, jazz, commercial, and chamber music. Originally from
New Jersey, Scott began his trumpet studies at the age of 12, studying with
John Bunnell and Chris Jaudes, and was one of two trumpet performers to win
the prestigious New Jersey State Governors School award.
Scott is an alumnus of the Peabody Conservatory, studying with
international soloist Joe Burgstaller and former Baltimore Symphony trumpet,
Edward Hoffman. While at Peabody, Scott performed with numerous
ensembles and held the Principal Trumpet position with the Peabody Concert
Orchestra under the direction of Teri Murai, and Lead Trumpet with the Jazz
Orchestra under the direction of Michael Formanek. After receiving his
bachelor’s degree in 2011, Scott spent time as lead trumpet with the Wagon
Wheel Theatre.
Scott is an avid chamber musician and is the founder of C Street
Brass. He currently enjoys teaching a private studio based in Pittsburgh, as
well as his educational work as a teaching artist of the Pittsburgh
Symphony. Now Scott is furthering his mission for world trumpet
domination at Carnegie Mellon University, pursuing a Masters Degree under
the tutelage of George Vosburgh and Neal Berntsen of the Pittsburgh
Symphony.

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Gabriel Colby - Trombone
Gabriel Colby is a freelancing trombonist and avid chamber musician.
Gabriel holds the position principal trombone with the Nascar Awards
Orchestra in Las Vegas, a position he has held from 2010-2012. In the summer
of 2010 Gabriel performed as the trombonist with the ESPY Awards
orchestra at the NOKIA Theatre on live television in Los Angeles. Gabriel is
also the trombonist on all of the ESPN College Football music for 2010-2011.
In addition to commercial and orchestral playing, Gabriel also has a great
passion for chamber music and is a founding member of C Street Brass.
Aside from his playing career Gabriel is an active trombone teacher. He
has held positions with the Peabody Conservatory Preparatory and at the
Boys' Latin School. Currently he maintains a small studio based in Pittsburgh,
and also enjoys teaching online. Gabriel received his Bachelors Degree in
Trombone Performance at the Peabody Conservatory and now continues his
musical studies at Carnegie Mellon University pursuing a Masters Degree in
Trombone Performance under the tutelage of Peter Sullivan (Principal
Trombone, Pittsburgh Symphony).
Eric Damashek - French Horn
A unique and versatile musician, Eric “Rex” Damashek is becoming well
known for his warm, smooth, fuzzy sound in all registers of the horn. A music
lover from a very young age, early influences came from Baltimore Symphony
concerts, his parents’ eclectic record collection, and his two siblings who play
multiple instruments. Growing up in Maryland farm country, Eric spent
childhood playing baseball, swimming in a nearby lake, and running around
getting into trouble with his twin brother and their friends. After a long
obsession with opera and orchestral music, Eric now avidly listens to every
kind of music as well as his usual classical and jazz. He is a passionate advocate
for the French horn in all genres of music and tirelessly pushes his boundaries
past the typical classical horn.
Eric plays a wide variety of other instruments including piano,
harmonica, guitar & bass, and all kinds of drums. He also arranges a wide
variety of music for brass instruments and writes electronic music of all kinds.
After living in Baltimore, Cincinnati and Arizona, Eric lives in the Pittsburgh
neighborhood of Regent Square with his girlfriend and their two cats, Zoey
Face and Little Man. His many interests outside of music include spicy food,
growing orchids and tomatoes, learning about things, wearing sweaters and
bow ties, and keeping the cats happy.

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Hakeem Bilal - Bass Trombone
Hakeem Bilal proudly hails from Washington, D.C. and joined C Street
Brass in early 2013. From the nation’s capital, to Baltimore, New York,
Dallas/Fort Worth, and now to Pittsburgh with C Street Brass, Hakeem’s bass
trombone has led him on an incredible journey!
A highly sought-after freelance musician, Hakeem has established
himself in Pittsburgh and throughout the East as a chamber, orchestral, and
brass band musician, as well as a clinician, music coach, and teaching artist of
the Pittsburgh Symphony. In addition to the band, Hakeem is the Bass
Trombonist of the River City Brass and has collaborated with many
commercial artists throughout the US. Hakeem feels very fortunate to have
taken his trombone to many diverse venues across the globe.
Outside of making music, Hakeem loves to build things. Whether it is
constructing an innovative cocktail from the bar, or building a computer from
scratch, if its hands on, chances are he is in it to win it. Some things you may
not know about Hakeem: Other than being a creative mixologist, aspiring
chef, and former teen heartthrob, he has been known to randomly break into
dance and thrives on being the catalyst of any party (and he says there is
always a party somewhere). Hakeem enjoys sour fruits, whiskey, and BBQ beef
ribs (not necessarily in that order). Come join the party!