Chestnut Brass

The Chestnut Brass Company is a brass quintet based in the Philadelphia area,  part of whose focus is performing on historical and antique brass instruments.  In addition to playing established works, they also commission new works.  This very interesting mixture of historical and modern perspectives has appealed to audiences and educators since the group's formation in 1977.

As a side note, I remember this group coming to my High School, and they had an arsenal of antique instruments at their disposal.  Before playing works from the instruments' era, they took the time to introduce the historical instruments, and gave us some great insight into the way their modern counterparts developed.

You can check out their website at http://www.chestnutbrass.com.