Austin Brass Center

Our Mission

We are Austin's non-profit professional brass organization dedicated to brass performance and the education of brass music.  It is our mission to preserve the traditional performance standards of brass performance but also prepare students for the diverse new music produced today.  Through our community outreach, we seek to improve students' brass playing techniques and help develop their creativity and musicianship. 

Our Future Endeavors

The Austin Brass Center wishes to:

• Enhance and promote the performance levels of Central Texas’ young brass players.
• Increase the awareness of brass chamber music.
• Promote brass music through outreach performances.
• Provide opportunities for brass musicians to interact with each other in a professional and structured setting.
• Commission new brass works from some of the nation’s leading composers.
• Develop audience’s appreciation for the many genres of brass music.
• Instill a high level of leadership, creativity, professionalism, and musicianship for our students’ futures.

Our Provided Services

Education Outreach

• The Summer Brass Institute
• K-12 educational concerts and lectures
• College-prep music tutoring, e.g. theory, history, brass pedagogy.
• Private and master-class lessons.

Performance Outreach

• Provide free student and professional concerts for the community.
• Large brass concerts involving students, faculty, and guest artists concluding the Summer Brass Institute.
• Mock auditions for TMEA/ATSSB All-State music.
• Preparatory performance and coaching for TSSEC auditions.

Our Community Pledge

• The Austin Brass Center seeks to never limit itself and its resources in order to continue the education of its students. 
• A special concern of the Austin Brass Center is to supplement music programs and provide schools without these programs an opportunity to learn about music.

The Austin Brass Center appreciates those who make this educational venue possible.