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the  Sheldon Theatre

Brass Band

The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band was founded in 1989 as the resident performing ensemble at the newly restored, turn of the century T. B. Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing, Minnesota. We use the instrumentation of the traditional British Brass Band and play a broad variety of musical styles including original pieces for brass and percussion, marches, orchestral transcriptions, and unique arrangements for brass. 

Jim Kurschner, Music Director
 

Jim Kurschner was named Music Director of the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band in January 2002. He recently retired from the music faculty at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN, culminating a 42-year career in Music Education. At Normandale, he conducted the Concert Band, taught Applied Saxophone, Music Appreciation, Jazz History, Class Piano, and various instrumental ensembles.

 

Mr. Kurschner holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls and Northwestern University and is actively engaged as a pianist, saxophonist, conductor, and adjudicator throughout the United States. 

Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

Stuart Wallace
Soprano Cornet

Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

Rick Peterson
Principal Cornet

Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

Shawn Page
Solo Cornet

Tom Wentzler
Solo Cornet

Paul Krasin
Solo Cornet

John Mundy
Repiano Cornet/Founding Member

Sue Mundy
2nd Cornet

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Harvey Halpaus
2nd Cornet/Founding Member

Mike Fuller
2nd Cornet

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Tony Pollock
3rd Cornet

Julie Elias Bird
3rd Cornet

Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

Ken Roberts
Flugelhorn/Founding Member

Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

Cami Madison
Solo Tenor Horn

Jennifer Greupner
1st Tenor Horn

Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

Rob Schmidtke
2nd Tenor Horn

Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

Milt Hovelson
1st Baritone/Founding Member

Trygve Skaar
2nd Baritone

Bruce Alpern
Solo Trombone

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Eric Frank
2nd Trombone

Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

Bob Brodie
Bass Trombone/Founding Member

Brian Borovsky
Solo Euphonium

Glen Newton
2nd Euphonium

Gary Bird
Eb Tuba

Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

Eric Peterson
Eb Tuba

Andy Blackwood
Tuba

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Greg Sackreiter
Bb Tuba

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Philip Smithley
Bb Tuba

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Michaela Woods
Percussion

Maria Olson
Percussion

Gavin Banick
Percussion

STBB Alumni
 

*+Gene Beckwith, Conductor/Cornet
Lisa Benz, Percussion
Jim Bowen, Solo Cornet
+Larry Brentzel, Conductor/Cornet
Scott Cory, Soprano Cornet
Brandon Darcy, Percussion
Vic DePaulis, Euphonium
*+Cliff Ekdahl, Tenor Horn
+Cliff Emery, Tenor Horn
+Bill Femal, Percussion
Mike Fuller, Cornet
Don Gaalaas, Percussion
+Bill Gillis, Cornet
Roger Gomoll, Eb Tuba
Jennifer Greupner, Tenor Horn
*+Jerry Greupner, Bb Tuba
*Mary Haines, Tenor Horn
John Hanson, Percussion

*Steve Ritzenthaler, Cornet
+Ken Roberts, Flugelhorn
+Ron Roesler, Cornet
*Mike Roy, Percussion
*+Kevin Ryan, Eb Tuba
*+Richard Ryan, Tenor Horn

Greg Sackreiter, Bb Tuba
*Dick Scherer, Percussion

+Peter Scherer, Trombone
*+Gerry Schultz, Euphonium
*+Gary Skundberg,
 Trombone

+Brian Stubs, Tuba
*+Jack Tedrow, Trombone/Euphonium
Keith Thompson, Soprano Cornet
+Craig Thrane, Cornet
John Tranter, Euphonium
+Dave Watson, Percussion
*Guy Williams, Cornet   

* Deceased
+ Founding Member

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