ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCES
A wonderful group! Virtuosic yet musical, and with interesting programs.
Carl Grapentine, Announcer, WFMT, Chicago, IL
Thank you so much for enriching our worship yesterday. Everyone has commented on the beauty and sensitivity of the playing. Having your group was a real treat.
Larry Baade, Organist and Music Director at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Addison, IL
I was delighted to hear all of you and to discover what a great sounding and musical group you all have there. Your playing inspired me. What a great group!
John Cvejanovich, Respected Chicago Trumpet Player and Friend of the Group
State Street Brass Quintet's melodies filled the air with such beautiful music. They are professional and very polite. Thank you SSBQ, for playing at my wedding!
Crystal, Happy Newleywed
ABOUT OUR QUINTET
Based in Chicago, State Street Brass provides vivid performances of the highest quality. With more than 45 years of combined performing experience, State Street Brass Quintet is a full-throttle blast of everything Chicago's music scene has to offer. Although each member of the quintet is sought after as individual freelancers, State Street formed in 2007 when five colleagues and friends realized their shared passion for chamber music. Since that time State Street has been actively performing recitals, children's concerts, weddings, and church services. In 2010, SSBQ appeared in recital at the Merit School of Music, Fremd High School Fine Arts Week, and Concordia University of River Forest. Additional recent appearances have included performances at Christ Church of Oak Brook, Chicago's Christkindlemarket, Irving Park United Methodist Church, Westminster Place of Evanston, and Lincoln Park High School in Chicago. Thank you for visiting our website and we hope to see you at one of our upcoming performances.
RESOURCES & PRESS
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State Street Brass Quintet to Perform at Concordia University
State Street Brass Performs Brahms's Lullaby
State Street Brass Performs Amazing Grace
ABOUT OUR MEMBERS
CANDACE HORTON, TRUMPETCandace Horton holds a B.S. in Music Education from Bob Jones University and a M.M. in Music Education from Northwestern University. A former winner of the South Carolina Music Teacher's National Association Brass Competition, she is currently principal trumpet of the Northshore Concert Band. She has performed with the South Bend Symphony, Park Ridge Symphony, Skokie Valley Symphony, and performs regularly in the Bach Cantata Vespers series at Grace Lutheran Church of River Forest. Miss Horton teaches middle school band in Arlington Heights, Illinois and maintains a private teaching studio.
WES SKIDGEL, TRUMPETWes Skidgel is an active freelance trumpet player in the Chicago area. He received his B.M. from Wheaton College and M.M. from DePaul University, both in trumpet performance. Wes is currently an adjunct faculty member at Elmhurst College where he teaches trumpet. Wes is the principal trumpet of the Dubuque Symphony and the Battle Creek Symphony. Wes has also performed with many ensembles throughout the Midwest; among them are Millar Brass, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, the Peoria Symphony, the South Bend Symphony and the Millennium Chamber Players. In 2011, Wes will appear as a soloist with the Dubuque Symphony to perform Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2.
KELLY LANGENBERG, HORN Kelly's busy and fast-paced career has been highlighted by numerous accomplishments and a growing list of performing opportunities. In addition to her recent performances with the Cleveland Orchestra, Kelly is principal horn of the Battle Creek Symphony, Light Opera Works, and the Heartland Festival Orchestra, and also holds positions with the Quad City Symphony, Peoria Symphony, and the Kenosha Symphony. Ms. Langenberg has also performed with the Chicago Philharmonic, ArsViva! Symphony, Lake Forest Symphony, Tower Brass of Chicago, and the Chicagoland Pops. In 2009, Kelly appeared as a soloist with the Muscatine Symphony and the Clinton Symphony, both of Iowa, to perform Strauss's First Horn Concerto. In late 2010, Kelly will tour with the Boston Brass.
Kelly's continuing passion for orchestral music study has taken her to the Blossom Chamber Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestral Musicians, and the Chautauqua Institute. Ms. Langenberg earned a B.M.E. and B.M. from Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory, and a M.M. in Horn Performance from De Paul University in Chicago, IL. Her primary teachers include Neil Kimel, Jon Boen, and Hans Clebsch. Ms. Langenberg is on faculty at North Park University and De Paul University.
Kelly's continuing passion for orchestral music study has taken her to the Blossom Chamber Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestral Musicians, and the Chautauqua Institute. Ms. Langenberg earned a B.M.E. and B.M. from Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory, and a M.M. in Horn Performance from De Paul University in Chicago, IL. Her primary teachers include Neil Kimel, Jon Boen, and Hans Clebsch. Ms. Langenberg is on faculty at North Park University and De Paul University.
MATTHEW CAMERON, TROMBONEMatthew Cameron is an active orchestral musician, chamber musician and teaching artist who performs for and educates people world-wide. Currently Principal Trombone in Orchestra Iowa, Matthew is also Trombonist/Teaching Artist with the Archipelago Project and is Adjunct Low Brass Instructor at Grinnell College. Along with these positions, Matthew performs frequently with several other orchestras around the Midwest, has played with numerous big bands, chamber groups and new music ensembles, and has toured and taught in Austria, Germany and Venezuela.
JAMES LANGENBERG, TUBAJames Langenberg has been playing low brass instruments for about 20 years. He has a B.M. from Northern Illinois University and a M.M. from the Chicago College of the Performing Arts.
He is the principal tuba of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 2004. Other orchestral work includes the Elgin Symphony, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, Kenosha Symphony, Rockford Symphony, Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest, Light Opera Works Orchestra, Sugar Creek Symphony and Song Festival Orchestra, Hot Springs Festival Orchestra, and the Blue Lake Symphony Orchestra. Jim recently toured with the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Faculty Brass Quintet, and Jim. As a soloist, he has performed in recitals all over the Midwest including a guest artist appearance in 2007 at the Hawkeye Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference and in 2003 and a performance with Northern Illinois University Orchestra as a winner of the concerto competition.
Jim is the tuba and euphonium instructor at Conant, Fremd, Schaumburg, Vernon Hills, and Warren Township High School. Jim has also appeared as a soloist with the Waukegan Municipal Band, the Lakes Area Community Band, and the Christian Life High School Band.
He can be heard on various demonstration recordings of new band music for Alfred Publishing for songs published from 2003 to 2006. He can also be heard on the 2007 Naxos compact disc entitled Symphony 1 - Escenas Campestres Cubanas with the Hot Springs Festival Orchestra.
He is the principal tuba of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 2004. Other orchestral work includes the Elgin Symphony, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, Kenosha Symphony, Rockford Symphony, Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest, Light Opera Works Orchestra, Sugar Creek Symphony and Song Festival Orchestra, Hot Springs Festival Orchestra, and the Blue Lake Symphony Orchestra. Jim recently toured with the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Faculty Brass Quintet, and Jim. As a soloist, he has performed in recitals all over the Midwest including a guest artist appearance in 2007 at the Hawkeye Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference and in 2003 and a performance with Northern Illinois University Orchestra as a winner of the concerto competition.
Jim is the tuba and euphonium instructor at Conant, Fremd, Schaumburg, Vernon Hills, and Warren Township High School. Jim has also appeared as a soloist with the Waukegan Municipal Band, the Lakes Area Community Band, and the Christian Life High School Band.
He can be heard on various demonstration recordings of new band music for Alfred Publishing for songs published from 2003 to 2006. He can also be heard on the 2007 Naxos compact disc entitled Symphony 1 - Escenas Campestres Cubanas with the Hot Springs Festival Orchestra.