Southington Brass:
Southington Brass is a collection of adult and youth trumpet players connected by friendship and family ties. The group encourages musical excellence and provides a public service while fostering relationships within the community.
Learn about our upcoming performances.
Be Part of the Brass Blast!
Join us for the 2013 Southington Brass Blast, a Guinness World Record™ attempt for the largest trumpet ensemble, to be held on April 27, 2013.
Were you there in 2012? View the official 2012 Brass Blast video and learn about the outcome of the 2012 event.
Southington Brass in the press:
- Hartford Courant, 3/15/2013 - Southington Brass Blast Tries Again To Break Guinness Record
- WTIC Face Connecticut - interview
- Southington Patch, 2/20/2013 - For the Love of the Music: 'Brass Blast' Shoots for World Record
- Better Connecticut, 2/15/2013
- Record Journal, 1/23/2013 - "Brass Blast" taking another shot at World Record
- WQUN, 11/2012 - radio interview about the 2013 Brass Blast.
- New Britain Herald, 4/23/2012 - OUR VIEW: Keep the music alive
- Record Journal, 4/23/2012 - Trumpeters in Southington raise money, fail to set world record
- Bristol Press, 4/21/2012 - Trumpeters attempt to blow through Guinness record: Southington Brass Blast raises 'awareness to the importance of music education'
- Record Journal (video), 4/21/2012 - Southington Guinness Attempt
- Good Morning Connecticut - WTNH.com Connecticut News, 4/19/2012 - Trying to set a world trumpet record
- Boston Globe, 4-19-2012 - Trumpeters needed to break world record
- PRWeb, 4-10-2012 - Blow Your Horn! Trumpeters Needed to Break Record - "Southington Brass" Aspires to Break Guinness Record for Largest Trumpet Ensemble
- Record Journal, 4-9-2012 - Trumpeters sought to break record at Southington High School
- Hartford Courant, 2-27-2012 - Southington Man Works To Break Trumpet-Ensemble Record
- FOX CT 61, 2-6-2012 - Southington Trumpeters Seek Guiness Record
- Southington Observer, 1-13-2012 - Brass players looking to set a world record
- Southington Citizen, 1-6-2012 - Brass Blast to trumpet its way into Guiness World Records
- Southington Patch, 12-29-2011 - Guinness World Record Attempt For Local Musical Group
- The Southington Observer, 12-23-2011 - Blast some brass into the world records in April
- The New Britain Herald, 12-20-2011 - Musician hopes to blast brass record
- Southington Observer, 12-16-2011 - And a One and a Two
- Southington Patch, 12-11-2011 - Santa Visits Camp Sloper
- WFSB, 12-2-2011 - Better Connecticut performance
- Southington Patch, 12-2-2011 - "Christmas in the Village" draws large crowd
- Record Journal, 12-2-2011 - Southington Brass performs at Christmas in the Village (video)
- Record Journal, 11-29-2011 - Crowd enthusiastic at school foundation gala in Southington
- Record Journal, 11-26-2011 - Southington Brass seeks trumpeters for record-breaking performance
- WQUN - AM 1220, 8-2011 - "Interview with Erik Semmel about the Southington Brass Blast" (MP3)
- Southington Patch, 8-22-2011- "Southington Drive-In Delivers Fun In the Dark"
- Southington Patch, 8-17-2011- "Southington Drive-In Unveils New Twist: Music and a Movie"
- Record Journal, 12-1-2010 - "Young Men with Their Horns"
