The Desert Brass Quintet performed for students at French Ford Middle School (FFMS) Aug. 28. Members of the quintet, left to right, are Ed Andrews on tuba, Dave Munk on the horn, Scot Krause on trombone, Mike Bumgartner and Joan Munk on trumpet. The quintet's musicians have an over 50-year spread in age from a member in his late 70s to one in his 20s. The FFMS performance was geared toward promoting the band program, and the quintet performed music from the Civil War period through the Beatles. Munk heads the band program at French Ford, assisted by Mary Ann Miller and Joan Munk. He was proof to his students that learning to play a musical instrument can bring a lifetime of enjoyment. Munk said, of the group, "We get together as often as we can when the retired guys aren't off to Hawaii or something."
Photos by Robert Lindsay, Special to the Sun[[In-content Ad]]
