Trumpeter Christopher Swainhart founded the Queen City Brass and built the quintet’s success upon the innovative and versatile arrangements he has written in many styles. Popular in the Midwest, the quintet has performed as far east as Rappahannock, Virginia, as far north Duluth Minnesota and as far west as Gifu, Japan.
The nationally renowned group has been featured several times Garrison Keillor’s program, A Prairie Home Companion, broadcast live on Public Radio from St. Paul, Minnesota. They have also appeared on Charles Kuralt’s television series The History of Cincinnati, and were featured by the Cincinnati Historical Society on a concert celebrating the Cincinnati Sesquicentennial.
Listen to the QCB and Garrison Keillor performing Swainhart’s arrangement of the Powder Milk Biscuit Theme:
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You can learn more about the Queen City Brass at their web site QueenCityBrass.com
Wow! You’ve got yourself quite a life there, Mr. Swainhart. Congratulations on mastery of the “code” and drivers behind this website. Awesome!