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Clarion Brass Quintet |
Members of the
Clarion Brass Quintet are all experienced
professional musicians from the Greater Cincinnati Ohio area. They draw
from a wide background of performing in orchestra, concert band, small
ensembles and swing bands and several are featured soloists on their
respective instruments. Their versatility and repertoire are evident by
their variety of musical performances they can present: formal recitals
and concerts in the parks, church services, wedding ceremonies and
receptions, graduation ceremonies, and any event which is enhanced by
festive brass music. The members of the group are: on trumpet: Pat
Counts (Milford) and Anita Cocker Hunt (Milford); on French horn: Jan
Trytten (Winton Woods); Trombone: David Haldeman (Mt. Washington); and
on tuba: Jeffrey Clymer (Mason).
Our repertoire covers the gamut of music for a wedding ceremony, including the Allegro Maestoso-from Handel's Water Music, Wagner's Bridal Chorus, the Pachelbel Canon, Purcell's Trumpet Tune & Ayre, Mendelssohn's Wedding March, and Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary.
To listen to MP3's of the Clarion Brass Quintet playing some of these tunes, please visit this site.
We will be happy to tailor our performance to your needs. Give us a call or drop us an email:
David Haldeman • 513-484-9729 • jclymer@fuse.net
About the Performers
Pat Counts,
trumpet, is a resident
of Milford. He studied trumpet with Grant Cooper at S.U.N.Y. Fredonia
School of Music and with Richard Illman at Michigan State University.
At Fredonia, Pat was a winner of the 1991 Fredonia Concerto Competition
and performed as a member of the Concord Brass faculty quintet and the
Fredonia Chamber Players ensemble-in-residence. While in Michigan he
also performed with the Grand River Brass Trio and with numerous
concert bands and orchestras. Pat is currently a science educator at
Wyoming H.S. where he teaches chemistry and physics.
Anita Cocker Hunt, trumpet, is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. She earned her Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Music in trumpet degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She has held positions as high school band and orchestra director in the Cleveland area, as private trumpet instructor at the Cleveland Music School Settlement, and was a member of the Cleveland Women's Symphony Orchestra. Anita returned to Cincinnati to serve as Divisional Music Director for the Salvation Army in Southwest Ohio and Northeast Kentucky before leaving in 1997 to go back to public education. Since returning to Cincinnati, she has earned her Master of Music degree in Instrumental Wind Conducting at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She is presently a sales representative for Buddy Roger's Music. She keeps active with guest conducting and instructing at various music camps. Anita has been the Cincinnati Brass Band's only conductor since its inception, and presently serves on the Board of Directors of both the band and the North American Brass Band Association.
Jan Trytten, French horn, plays in many community and professional symphony orchestras throughout the Miami Valley. In addition to her high proficiency on the French horn, Jan is also an accomplished performer on Native American natural flutes.
David Haldeman, trombone, is a 1967 graduate of Ohio State University where he was a member of TBDBITL, the OSU Marching Band. At OSU he played lead trombone in the Jazz Workshop under Ladd McIntosh. David has always loved brass music and currently is principal trombonist of the Cincinnati Brass Band, in addition to playing with professional dance bands and amateur groups throughout Cincinnati. When not playing trombone, David enjoys gardening, learning to play the Irish whistle, reading, movies and astronomy. He is president of Terradise Computer Systems, Inc., a software design firm specializing in FoxPro applications.
Jeffrey Clymer, tuba, began his musical experience playing trombone while in grade school in Long Island, NY. He continued his participation in bands and orchestras while an undergrad at Colby College in Maine and during his graduate studies in chemistry at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. While pursuing a career in chemistry in Connecticut, Jeff was active in many community musical groups, including the band of the Governor's Foot Guard, 2nd Co. (founded by Benedict Arnold!). Over the past decade he has been developing health care products for Procter & Gamble, while also polishing his talents on other brass instruments including trumpet, mellophone and tuba. He currently plays trombone in several community groups, including the Cincinnati Brass Band and the Cecil Young Orchestra, and enjoys the opportunity to perform on an EEb Meinl-Weston tuba with the Clarion Brass Quintet. Jeff is a resident in the Mason area.
Anita Cocker Hunt, trumpet, is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. She earned her Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Music in trumpet degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She has held positions as high school band and orchestra director in the Cleveland area, as private trumpet instructor at the Cleveland Music School Settlement, and was a member of the Cleveland Women's Symphony Orchestra. Anita returned to Cincinnati to serve as Divisional Music Director for the Salvation Army in Southwest Ohio and Northeast Kentucky before leaving in 1997 to go back to public education. Since returning to Cincinnati, she has earned her Master of Music degree in Instrumental Wind Conducting at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She is presently a sales representative for Buddy Roger's Music. She keeps active with guest conducting and instructing at various music camps. Anita has been the Cincinnati Brass Band's only conductor since its inception, and presently serves on the Board of Directors of both the band and the North American Brass Band Association.
Jan Trytten, French horn, plays in many community and professional symphony orchestras throughout the Miami Valley. In addition to her high proficiency on the French horn, Jan is also an accomplished performer on Native American natural flutes.
David Haldeman, trombone, is a 1967 graduate of Ohio State University where he was a member of TBDBITL, the OSU Marching Band. At OSU he played lead trombone in the Jazz Workshop under Ladd McIntosh. David has always loved brass music and currently is principal trombonist of the Cincinnati Brass Band, in addition to playing with professional dance bands and amateur groups throughout Cincinnati. When not playing trombone, David enjoys gardening, learning to play the Irish whistle, reading, movies and astronomy. He is president of Terradise Computer Systems, Inc., a software design firm specializing in FoxPro applications.
Jeffrey Clymer, tuba, began his musical experience playing trombone while in grade school in Long Island, NY. He continued his participation in bands and orchestras while an undergrad at Colby College in Maine and during his graduate studies in chemistry at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. While pursuing a career in chemistry in Connecticut, Jeff was active in many community musical groups, including the band of the Governor's Foot Guard, 2nd Co. (founded by Benedict Arnold!). Over the past decade he has been developing health care products for Procter & Gamble, while also polishing his talents on other brass instruments including trumpet, mellophone and tuba. He currently plays trombone in several community groups, including the Cincinnati Brass Band and the Cecil Young Orchestra, and enjoys the opportunity to perform on an EEb Meinl-Weston tuba with the Clarion Brass Quintet. Jeff is a resident in the Mason area.