{"id":388,"date":"2019-01-29T21:34:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T02:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/music\/?p=388"},"modified":"2019-02-06T10:29:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T15:29:45","slug":"beneficence-brass-initiates-exchange-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/music\/2019\/01\/29\/beneficence-brass-initiates-exchange-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneficence Brass Initiates Exchange Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">The School of Music&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beneficencebrass\/\">Beneficence Brass<\/a> is a student brass quintet dedicated to performing and educating audiences about music. The group is comprised of students\u00a0Ben Maynard (trumpet), Kieran McNamara (trumpet), Abbie French (horn), Austin Hinkle (trombone), and Sam Michels (tuba). Established in January 2018, Beneficence Brass has performed recitals in Indiana, Iowa, and Bavaria, Germany. The quintet has worked with several notable brass chamber ensembles and artists including Boston Brass, Canadian Brass, Rekkenze Brass, and with John Manning from Atlantic Brass. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">Quintet member Ben Maynard wrote about the group&#8217;s recent visit to Germany and the development of an exchange project.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>During the summer of 2018, Beneficence Brass attended the Brass\u00a0im\u00a0Frankenwald\u00a0chamber music camp in Hof, Germany. This experience was an intensive, one week seminar that culminated in three performances in Bavaria, Germany. Each day consisted of multiple hours of brass quintet rehearsals,\u00a0coachings\u00a0with the professional brass quintet\u00a0 Rekkenze\u00a0Brass,\u00a0coachings\u00a0with Ball State trombone professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/music\/about-us\/faculty-and-staff\/brass-and-percussion\/chris-van-hof\">Dr. Chris Van Hof<\/a>, and rehearsals with other chamber groups. To say that this trip was incredibly eye-opening would be an understatement. Not only did our quintet gain performance experience, we obtained unique musical feedback from a professional group for an entire week. While fully immersed in the culture of German music, we discovered the musical culture to be quite different from the United States. This educational element contributed heavily to our \u201cincredibly eye-opening\u201d experience.\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During our stay in Hof, we befriended and collaborated with another student brass quintet. This particular group is comprised of students that study at the University of W\u00fcrzburg School of Music. Members of Beneficence Brass and the quintet from W\u00fcrzburg became increasingly curious about the cultural similarities and differences between Germany and the U.S. As a result, we began planning an exchange project. We thought it would be an astounding educational experience for us to host each other at our respective universities.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange project will consist of performance collaborations between both groups at the universities and in their respective communities. It will include culturally enriching experiences, and the visiting group will study with the applied brass faculty. Furthermore, each group will visit the hosting university for roughly two weeks. The W\u00fcrzburg quintet is scheduled to visit Ball State from April 3- 15 and Beneficence Brass will stay at the University of W\u00fcrzburg from June 2 &#8211; 13. \u202fWe hope this trip will benefit both groups of musicians, universities, and their surrounding communities.\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0 <em>&#8211; Ben Maynard<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Music&#8217;s Beneficence Brass is a student brass quintet dedicated to performing and educating audiences about music. 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