Brass

Tuba/Euphonium

Dennis AsKew (click for web site) has performed solo recitals throughout the United States and in Italy, Finland, Hungary, Australia, and The Netherlands. Currently President of the International Tuba/Euphonium Association, he came to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro as the tuba and euphonium professor in 1992 and became a member of the Market Street Brass. AsKew, originally from Georgia, holds the DMA degree from the University of Michigan, the master's degree from Penn State University, and baccalaureate degree from the University of Georgia. His renowned UNCG Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble has performed at festivals around the world. AsKew was the host of the 2002 International Tuba/Euphonium Conference held at UNC Greensboro. His solo tuba recording, Carolina Morning, has achieved wide critical acclaim and worldwide distribution. He can also be heard on Market Street Brass' two recordings Christmas and Jive for Five, and as soloist on the UNCG Wind Ensemble Tribute to Sousa CD. AsKew also is a national Associate Regent for Pi Kappa Lambda, the prestigious national honor society for musicians. 336-334-5002 or email: dwaskew@uncg.edu

Trumpet

Edward Bach holds the BM from Brandon University in Manitoba and the MM and DMA from the University of British Columbia. He has studied at Banff, won several competitions, performed with the Vancouver, Winnipeg, Victoria and Canadian Chamber Orchestras, and appeared (in both classical and Jazz genres) on CBC and in England, Russia, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and the United States. He has taught at Douglas College in British Columbia and at Brandon. In 1992, he was chosen semi-finalist in the Concert Artist Guild's New York Competition. At UNCG, Bach conducts the large brass ensemble and the trumpet ensemble. Bach is coordinator of, and performs with, the Market Street Brass Quintet at UNCG. 336-334-5556 or email: esbach@uncg.edu

Trombone

Randy Kohlenberg has performed in concert and at trombone workshops throughout the United States and abroad. As a member of the Rokoko-Duette, a trombone-marimba duo, he performed a recital in New York at the Carnegie Recital Hall. Known for his work as founder and curator of the Glenn D. Bridges Archive-Library, Kohlenberg is the Archivist of the International Trombone Association. Having taught in the public schools in Texas and colleges in Oklahoma and Iowa, Kohlenberg holds the PhD in music from the University of Oklahoma. His students have been consistent winners of teaching position searches, ensemble auditions, solo competitions, and all-state tryouts. An active member of the Market Street Brass Quintet at UNCG, Kohlenberg is the editor of several monumental works for trombone and author of numerous books and trombone related articles. 336-334-5542 or email: rbkohlen@uncg.edu

Horn

Jack Masarie is a founding member of the Market Street Brass and the EastWind Quintets. A former member of the Toledo and Detroit Symphony orchestras, he holds the BM degree from Juilliard and the Brass Specialist MM from Bowling Green State University. Former Principal Horn with the Greensboro Symphony, he serves as extra horn and substitutes with the Roanoke, Lynchburg, Winston-Salem, Charlotte and North Carolina Symphonies. He spent eighteen summers at Brevard Music Center, teaching, coaching, and playing Principal Horn in the Festival Orchestra. Masarie is a recognized authority and frequent performer on the natural horn (hand horn), valveless predecessor of the modern instrument, and is an educational specialist for United Musical Instruments, maker of the Conn horns. 336-334-5230 or email: hornhaus@uncg.edu