WE ARE CHROMATIC BRASS
WE ARE CHROMATIC BRASS
The Chromatic Brass Collective, founded by Black women, is an organization for brass musicians that celebrates, performs, mentors and educates in an effort to increase the visibility of racially and ethnically underrepresented women and gender non-conforming people throughout the brass world.
We envision a musical landscape led by community and empathy in a world free of systemic hierarchy, where women and gender non-conforming brass musicians of color have boundless opportunities for personal and professional growth. Through an intersectional approach to performance, access, community, connection, and recognition, CBC is altering the world’s idea of what a brass player can be!
Our Mission + Vision
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, there was an increase in awareness of the countless murders and police brutality toward unarmed Black citizens. As a result of these many injustices and amidst the protests following the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, several Black women gathered virtually to have a live-streamed conversation highlighting their experiences as brass players. This conversation led us to realize that we need our own community--our own artistic space. .
In the brass world, there is a need to increase representation and inclusion of diverse players and repertoire. There is a need for opportunities to showcase underrepresented composers. There is a need for new material in the brass community that mirrors the world we live in. There is a need for an ensemble that blurs genre boundaries while celebrating historically underrepresented women and non-binary people.
