brass section
noun
: the group of musicians in an orchestra who play brass instruments
the orchestra's brass section
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Reed actively serves as the low brass section leader for the school band and student body secretary and is a member of the Drum Corps International organization, Music City.
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Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025
Led by a pair of university professors and an original member of the Muscle Shoals Horns, Lovett’s brass section was nearly as memorable.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
The Ravens, his first San Diego group of note, was an 11-piece ensemble with a brass section and backing singers.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Pro tip on that, in case something like this ever goes down again: Find the lone brass section, and then look for a spot to settle partway between that and the next nearest attraction.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 June 2025
As a leader in our marching band, Mr. Mendoza has served as a section leader for the trumpets and as captain of the entire brass section.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
The Tchaikovsky showcased the formidable discipline of the Chicago sound under Muti, with the orchestra’s famous brass section gleaming in the fearsome fanfares that function as the fate motif anchoring the symphony.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Unlike the Mexican American big band style known as orquesta, whose large brass section Cuellar said required the large stages of cities, conjunto has only the transportable accordion and bajo sexto at its core.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 May 2024
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Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025
Led by a pair of university professors and an original member of the Muscle Shoals Horns, Lovett’s brass section was nearly as memorable.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
The Ravens, his first San Diego group of note, was an 11-piece ensemble with a brass section and backing singers.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Pro tip on that, in case something like this ever goes down again: Find the lone brass section, and then look for a spot to settle partway between that and the next nearest attraction.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 June 2025
As a leader in our marching band, Mr. Mendoza has served as a section leader for the trumpets and as captain of the entire brass section.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
The Tchaikovsky showcased the formidable discipline of the Chicago sound under Muti, with the orchestra’s famous brass section gleaming in the fearsome fanfares that function as the fate motif anchoring the symphony.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Unlike the Mexican American big band style known as orquesta, whose large brass section Cuellar said required the large stages of cities, conjunto has only the transportable accordion and bajo sexto at its core.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 May 2024
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“Brass section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brass%20section. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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