Carols in the Mountains with the Elden Brass Quintet
Stephanie Galloway, Guest Conductor
Eric Betz, Assistant Conductor
Aimee Fincher, Collaborative Pianist
Saturday, December 14, 3 PM
with collaborations from Flagstaff and Coconino High Schools
Tickets are not needed for this event. There is a suggested contribution of $20 for adults and $5 for students and children.
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Guest Artists and Collaborators
Elden Brass Quintet
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Coconino High School Choir
under the direction of Owen Davis
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Flagstaff High School Choir
under the direction of Stephanie Galloway
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The Elden Brass Quintet is the faculty brass quintet at Northern Arizona University. This exciting ensemble performs a wide variety of musical styles including modern masterworks, jazz arrangements, Christmas tunes and pops programs. The Elden Brass Quintet performs concerts on the campus of NAU, has toured throughout the southwest, and has also performed in China, at the International Tuba and Euphonium Association’s 2010 international conference, and at the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructor’s national conference. The members are: Kevin Tague and Cindy Gould: Trumpets, Nancy Sullivan: Horn, David Vining: Trombone and Ben Ordaz: Tuba.
Stephanie Galloway is a music educator, currently teaching choir, piano, guitar and music theory at Flagstaff High School. She has a wide and diverse range of choral and instrumental teaching experience in grades K-12 and beyond. Stephanie works as a professional pianist, accompanist, organist, and music director within the Flagstaff community, playing all styles and genres. Recent collaborations include RENT with NAU Theater and Tick, Tick, Boom with Stargazer Collaborative Theater. She is the worship coordinator/organist/pianist at Trinity Heights United Methodist Church. A certified fitness professional, she has taught all levels and styles of fitness at the Flagstaff Athletic Club for over 32 years. Happily married since 1992 to Steve Galloway, she is mother to Luke, Max, and Paul, and Melanie.
Stephanie has been a member of the Master Chorale of Flagstaff since 1995, serving as an accompanist and a singer. She is a strong supporter of choral music in Flagstaff and is honored to serve as a guest conductor for the 2024-25 season of MCF.
Owen Davis is a composer, percussionist, improvisor, noise artist, educator, and curator based in Flagstaff, AZ. He is currently the general music teacher at Sturgeon Cromer Elementary School in Flagstaff Unified School District. He also maintains a growing private percussion studio teaching the percussive arts weekly to over 30 students of all ages at the Flagstaff School of Music. His artistic work is animated by noise - searching out ways to find and make it in composition, improvisation, and other artistic endeavors. He is an active recording artist, improvisor, and new music performer nationally and internationally frequently collaborating or composing for projects and performances. He holds degrees in Music Education (Northern Arizona University studying with percussion professor Steven Hemphill) and a master's degree in Music Composition (DePaul University). Owen founded and currently co-curates the Interference Series, a improvised/avant/experimental performance series and Non-Profit Organization.
Concert Sponsors: A Texas Angel
Elden Brass Sponsor: Anonymous
