A Touch of Brass:

"A Touch of Brass" will add a touch of class to your wedding ceremony. There's nothing like the sound of brass in church. It creates an ambience which is truly regal. The brass quartet is also very flexible. We can play in your back yard, in a tent, on the beach, on a ship, in a garden, etc as electricity is rarely needed. Our clients remark about the versatility of the ensemble and about our willingness to play requests to make your special day exactly designed to your taste. We can also play for your cocktail hour or dinner if desired.

"A Touch of Brass" is also available to play for cocktail parties which require that little bit extra which the guests will be complimenting for days to come. Guests know they are being treated to something special when they hear live musicians. There's no comparison to recorded music when you see the music being performed and you can watch the musicians.

Church services are also excellent places for "A Touch of Brass". Christmas and Easter are two holidays which are very busy for "A Touch of Brass". The brass quartet also plays for funerals at the church, funeral home, grave site, residence, restaurant, etc. We have also played Dixieland Music for a New Orleans type of funeral.

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Members of the group are:
Lou Borelli from Paxton on trumpet
William Moffett from Mendon 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.

William Moffett is a graduate of Boston Conservatory where he studied trumpet with Gerard Goguen of the Boston Symphony and performed in the Conservatory Orchestra under RoubenGregorian. Mr. Moffett has been performing professionally for over forty years primarily as a trumpet soloist in various churches throughout Massachusetts and New England. Also during these years, Mr. Moffett was on the music faculty in the Milford (Ma.)Public Schools where he taught strings and brass and conducted six orchestras before retiring in 2006. In addition to continuing as a performer Mr. Moffett is currently active in his music studio with over twenty students. Mr. Moffett is also the founder/director of the Birch Alley Brass Ensemble made up of current students, former students, and professional musicians.

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.

The latest Touch of Brass lineup plays a Holiday Celebration.

A Touch of Brass lineup plays an Easter Mass 2010.