Velvet Brown enjoys a professional career as an international soloist and chamber ensemble performer, recording artist, conductor, and orchestral player. She has made regular appearances throughout Europe, Russia, Japan, Canada, and the United States. Brown has served as principal tubist with the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra and as substitute or additional tubist with the Detroit Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, San Francisco Women’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. She has garnered high praise as a member of the Monarch Brass Quintet and Brass Ensemble, the Junction Tuba Quartet, and the Garda Duo.
Brown was appointed professor of tuba and euphonium at Penn State in fall 2003. Previously, she taught at Bowling Green State University and Ball State University, and served as an associate director of University Bands at Boston University. She has had many successful students who have been prize winners at various regional, national, and international competitions. Currently, she serves as secretary of the executive committee for the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA). She is also a board member of the International Women’s Brass Conference. Brown is noted for receiving the 1999–2000 William Fulbright Fellowship Vinciguerra Award.
She has released two solo CDs: Velvet and Music for Velvet (Crystal Records). In addition, she has recorded music by the award-winning composer Neal Corwell for the Nicolai Music Label. Her interpretation of John Williams’ Tuba Concerto can be heard on the Bowling Green Philharmonia’s Composer’s Voice, Volume IV recording, which is forthcoming.
Arrangements
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High Priest for Tuba Jazz EnsembleMcCoy Tyner
Arr. Howard Johnson, Velvet Brown$22.95 -
Chant du Menestral (Minstrel Song) for Tuba and PianoAlexander Glazunov
Arr. Velvet Brown$16.95 -
Dido’s Lament for Tuba and PianoHenry Purcell
Arr. Velvet Brown$14.95 -
The Queen of the Night from Le Nozze di Figaro for Tuba and PianoW.A. Mozart
Arr. Velvet Brown$16.95 -
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) for Tuba Duo and PianoFranz Schubert
Arr. Velvet Brown$24.95 -
Tournament Galop for Tuba-Euphonium QuartetL.M. Gottschalk
Arr. Velvet Brown$19.95 -
First Suite in Eb for Brass QuintetGustav Holst
Arr. Velvet Brown$29.95 -
High Priest for Tuba Jazz Ensemble (PDF download)McCoy Tyner
Arr. Howard Johnson, Velvet Brown$22.95 -
Chant du Menestral (Minstrel Song) for Tuba and Piano (PDF download)Alexander Glazunov
Arr. Velvet Brown$16.95 -
Dido’s Lament for Tuba and Piano (PDF download)Henry Purcell
Arr. Velvet Brown$14.95 -
The Queen of the Night from Le Nozze di Figaro for Tuba and Piano (PDF download)W.A. Mozart
Arr. Velvet Brown$16.95 -
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) for Tuba Duo and Piano (PDF download)Franz Schubert
Arr. Velvet Brown$24.95 -
Tournament Galop for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet (PDF download)L.M. Gottschalk
Arr. Velvet Brown$19.95 -
First Suite in Eb for Brass Quintet (PDF download)Gustav Holst
Arr. Velvet Brown$29.95 -
High Priest for Tuba Jazz Ensemble (printed and shipped)McCoy Tyner
Arr. Howard Johnson, Velvet Brown$22.95 -
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) for Tuba Duo and Piano (printed and shipped)Franz Schubert
Arr. Velvet Brown$24.95 -
First Suite in Eb for Brass Quintet (printed and shipped)Gustav Holst
Arr. Velvet Brown$29.95 -
Tournament Galop for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet (printed and shipped)L.M. Gottschalk
Arr. Velvet Brown$19.95 -
The Queen of the Night from Le Nozze di Figaro for Tuba and Piano (printed and shipped)W.A. Mozart
Arr. Velvet Brown$16.95 -
Dido’s Lament for Tuba and Piano (printed and shipped)Henry Purcell
Arr. Velvet Brown$14.95 -
Chant du Menestral (Minstrel Song) for Tuba and Piano (printed and shipped)Alexander Glazunov
Arr. Velvet Brown$16.95
Recordings
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Simply VelvetVelvet Brown$18.95