A Touch of Brass:
"Paxton Brass" refers to brass ensembles from Borelli Music. This particular ensemble is called "A Touch of Brass" and they play for ceremonial occasions: church services, weddings, funerals, etc. and also for concerts and parties. Their repertoire includes classical music, show tunes, jazz selections and the old favorites.
Hear an .mp3 clip of A Touch of Brass on our Music Page.
Members of the group are:
Lou Borelli from Paxton on trumpet
Jeff Nahkala from Oakham on trumpet
Dick Auger from Uxbridge on trombone
Joe Burke from Uxbridge on trombone
 Lou Borelli from Paxton on trumpet:
Lou attended Berklee and graduated from Chaloff School of Music as a trumpet major. He has played with the Milford Youth Band and performed at the Newport Jazz Festival and Boston Globe Festival. He won the "best jazz trumpeter" award from Worcester Magazine a few years ago and he is one of the artists featured in The Jazz Worcester Real Book, published in 2003. His trio "Mixed Grille" has an Italian CD available at Paxton Market, Richards Memorial Library, Tatnuck Bookseller and on line at CDBaby.com. Lou has a seventeen piece big band, jazz octet and Dixieland group and also plays in Tuxedo Classic Jazz Band and other groups in New England. He conducts Wachusett Community Band and teaches instrumental and voice lessons at his home.
 Jeff Nahkala from Oakham on trumpet:
Jeff started taking trumpet lessons when he was in the third grade and then took lessons from Lou Borelli starting in the seventh grade. He made all state band in high school and played in the Quabbin Community Band for many years. Jeff has played with Paxton Brass since Lou started the brass groups in 1990. Jeff also subs in Lou Borelli Big Band.
Jeff took trumpet lessons from Lou when he was a kid. I remember going to Friendly's in Holden when Jeff worked there part time while he was going to school at Wachusett. Now he plays in Lou's brass quartets, Lou's Big Band and Wachusett Community Band. We feel like he's part of the family and he's Finnish, too, just like me.
 Dick Auger from Uxbridge on trombone:
Dick has been the band director for the Mendon-Upton Regional School District for thirty five years. He has played trombone with the Fantasy Big Band for five years, is a past member of the New England Brass Quintet ,formerly directed by Alton Bagett, and has free lanced with many bands over the years throughout New England. Dick is also a member of Lou Borelli Octet and wrote some of the arrangements for the group. Dick also subs in Lou Borelli Big Band.
 Joe Burke from Uxbridge on trombone:
Joseph is currently in his thirty-fifth year as a music educator (M.Ed) working as both a band and chorus supervisor. His ensembles have attained numerous medals for superior achievement. Joe has performed with several ensembles throughout his career including one he founded in 1972, the New England Brass Quintet.
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