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He is a tubist, arranger and teacher born Benjamin
Roundtree in Annandale, Virginia.
He studied at the University of Kentucky and George Mason University
and has taken tuition with many acclaimed orchestrators, arrangers and
tubists. As a musician he has appeared
with Tim Zimmerman & The King's Brass, the Belmont Brass Quintet, the
Capital Wind Symphony, the Dominion Brass, Saxton's Cornet Band, Eurobrass,
Lexington Brass Band and many of his arrangements have also been performed
by several of these as well as the George Mason University Symphony Orchestra
and several ensembles from the McLean Bible Church including the
JuBellation Handbell Choir which featured in the 2002 White House Christmas
Tours. Recordings he and his arrangements
have appeared on are Classic Hymns and Americana with Tim
Zimmerman & The King's Brass and Christmas 'Round The Tree with
the Belmont Brass. In his work
in musical education he has been a faculty member of the Csehy Summer
School of Music and currently holds the position of the McLean Bible Church's
Assistant Director of Instrumental Music at its Creative Arts Ministry.
Sources:
- http://www.roundtreemusic.com/aboutus.htm
- http://www.roundtreemusic.com/index.html
- http://www.kingsbrass.org/former_members.htm
- http://www.mcleanbibleloudoun.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=20845
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