I'm a trumpet player and I remember seeing/hearing the Phil Driscoll Christmas record called "Heave and Nature Swing." Man...that fits so well. Christmastime is the PERFECT TIME FOR A BIG BAND to swing it out! Do you have a big band? Do you have a small combo? Do you have a church orchestra with rhythm section? Do you just really want to have a big band play but aren't sure where to [...]
Do you have a brass quintet and are looking for Christmas music? Would you like to have a brass group play at your church at Christmastime but don't know how to pull it off? I started AnderKamp Music back in 1998 with a collection of 10 brass quintet arrangements. As a lifelong trumpet player, I wanted to create a series of arrangements that were great sounding and playable BUT they [...]
We were in church (Church of the City/Franklin, TN) the first time I heard 'Graves Into Gardens'. When you get to the bridge "You turn mourning to dancing, beauty for ashes, shame into glory..." the vocals sing and then the band does a bum bum bum bum echo thing each time. I remember it so vividly. "OH MAN...THAT IS A HORN LINE!" Here's what I mean and here's what I did: [...]
If you listen to worship music at all, there is a STRONG POSSIBILITY that you have heard the worship song "Praise" as performed by Elevation Worship. The most familiar version features Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore). We have created a Big Band arrangement of Praise that features an optional full drumline to go on top of the big band! The big band arrangement is for 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 [...]
So exactly what is the Horns & Rhythm - Modern Worship - Volume 1 collection and how can I use it? A number of years ago, I created the Horns & Rhythm series of arrangements available for churches, schools and other ensembles. This series is arranged for basically a 'horn band'. 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2-3 saxes and rhythm section. Over the years, we've had tremendous response from the series. In the [...]
I was working on an arrangement of Praise (made popular by Elevation Worship) from our new Horns & Rhythm - Modern Worship - Volume 1 series when my wife, Dana, said "What about a drumline?" That was such an awesome question....So awesome. And then...the stars aligned in a VERY COOL way! ADHD train a coming! Dana is a children's vocal contractor. If you want kids to sing on a record, for a [...]
Continuing with our Behind the Songs series, the first arrangement I created at inception of AnderKamp Music was To God Be the Glory for brass quintet. I had NO IDEA in 1998 when I started working on this arrangement what sort of incredible journey I would be on as brass players from literally AROUND THE WORLD have purchased music from us. I wonder if Fanny Crosby had any idea in 1872 (approximately) [...]
With over 80 arrangements for brass ensemble, 40 for big band and 45 for horn section, I thought it might be nice to share a little 'behind the songs' information for the actual hymns/songs we have chosen to create arrangements for instrumental folks literally 'around the world.' Today, I'll begin with the hymn "It Is Well" which is a powerful hymn of faith that has connected with our family personally [...]
I’ve got a free brass quintet for you (link down below to download it) but I would love to tell you about how and why I created it. I’ve played trumpet now for 40 years (started in 7th grade). I have played in all sorts of brass ensembles. I have played in wind ensembles, concert bands, marching bands, symphonies, pit orchestras, big bands, horn sections, church orchestras and, of course…brass ensembles. Over [...]
We had such tremendous response to our new Join the Band series, that we decided to go ahead and release another arrangement in the 'we're stuck at home..we want to play..what are we going to do' series! It's pretty simple We have just released our arrangement of Just A Closer Walk With Thee from the Retro Hymns 2 album in the Horns & Rhythm Series. Just like the Nothing But the Blood [...]
