You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Simply Brass Quintet | 12 Days of Crusaders
BACBrass members Brayden Gray and Connor Shimbashi perform with the Simply Brass Quintet of Indiana University for the fifth day of Crusaders!
BACBrass members Brayden Gray and Connor Shimbashi perform with the Simply Brass Quintet of Indiana University for the fifth day of Crusaders!
The third day of Crusaders brings us an Ariana Grande tune from two members of the BACCG! Omar Hinogiante, a third year member from Arizona and Lorelai Sokol, a second year member attending UMass Amherst perform a rifle piece to “Santa Tell Me.”
On the second day of Crusaders, we’re heading to Boston University to jam with alumnus Kait Oresky and the Triple V Quartet! After marching in the baritone section and aging out as drum major in 2018, Kait shipped up to Boston to pursue a DMA at Boston University under Mike Roylance.

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