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: [...]
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 have a LOT of music for brass players here at AnderKamp Music. A LOT! With over 7 volumes of brass quintets and 2 volumes of brass choir arrangements alone, there is a lot of great music created by a trumpet player for you to use with your brass group (quintet, choir, ensemble or any sort of hybrid/mixed instrumentation). If you and I have never met or you have never had the [...]
I am a sucker for strings. Always have been. I married a violin player for goodness sake. Quite a number of years ago now at The People's Church (now Church of the City), I created what I simply called 'String Sunday'. This was a Sunday at Christmas where we brought in a string ensemble and featured them for the whole service. Christmastime is often so busy and rushed so I like to [...]
Well known actors are cast in movies. Well known personalities are in commercials. How many times have you heard, "From the creators of..." or "From the people who brought you..."? Why does Hollywood do that? Familiarity Hollywood knows that by utilizing actors you have seen before, you could be more comfortable watching the movie and/or more likely to connect with the story than with someone you've never seen before.* [...]
