"Carolina Brass' often lush and multi-colored sound engulfs the listener like a warm bear hug. It is also well-suited to just about any style..... The group can swing like a hard-driving big band one moment and play a soft ballad with the utmost in feeling and sensitivity the next."

"We can't thank you enough for the special efforts you put forth to make Monday's visit with General Colin Powell a true success. . . Carolina Brass performed beautifully and were a lovely addition to our evening."

Dorothea Bitler, Executive Director
WakeMed Foundation, Raleigh, NC

"Carolina Brass performances for our Muse Machine program were a smash hit. Your combination of superb musicianship and a great sense of humor earned rave reviews from all the schools, which is not an easy feat. You were wonderful to work with and we look forward to having you back in Spartanburg very soon."

Ava Hughes, Art Education Director
Arts Partnership of Spartanburg, SC

"Carolina Brass. . . a quintet of unique diversity in style and musicality, possessing enthusiasm, energy and a deep sense of professionalism. Carolina Brass surely is a wonderful ministry through music."

Ashby Brown, Minister of Music
Jamestown United Methodist Church, NC

“Tim, I Just wanted to thank you again for the WONDERFUL, FABULOUS music you and the Carolina Brass provided for Booth's wedding and then afterwards at the reception. Everyone is still calling me and raving about the music and how much they enjoyed just sitting there listening to y'all....said they felt like they'd been to a concert and they sure were glad they had come early to the church. I can't wait to watch the video so I can just sit and listen to the music myself. The group outdid yourselves again. If you ever need me for a reference, don't hesitate to call! Thank you."

Susan B. Stevenson

Editor's note: from the Winston-Salem Journal, Sun, Feb 24, 2002

A Blast: Carolina Brass skilled, versatile, witty

By Ken Keuffel
JOURNAL ARTS REPORTER

Over the last 50 years, brass quintets have proliferated, with such ensembles as Canadian Brass and Empire Brass leading the way. Yet another group - a local outfit called Carolina Brass - seems to be establishing leadership credentials as well.

This became quite apparent during the group's delightful and delightfully played concert last night in Crawford Hall. Along the way, the musicians used the many (necessary) breathers between pieces to introduce their instruments, answer audience questions and talk up various works and their composers. Much of the commentary was pithy and humorous.

Like trumpeter Timothy Hudson, the group's founder, other members - trumpeter Steven Dube, horn player Bob Campbell, trombonist David Wulfeck, and tuba player Matt Ransom - have studied at top music schools and played in several orchestras. Each is a fine soloist in his own right, and each knows how to add to a memorable team effort. Last night, John Beck, a skilled and versatile musician who teaches percussion at the N.C. School of the Arts, was featured in several pieces.

Carolina Brass' often lush and multi-colored sound engulfs the listener like a warm bear hug. It is also well-suited to just about any style - last night's program celebrated jazz, patriotic fare, marches, traditional dances and Early Music. The group can swing like a hard-driving big band one moment and play a soft ballad with the utmost in feeling and sensitivity the next.

Like other brass quintets, Carolina Brass plays a lot of arrangements. But it's also begun to commission music. Last night's program featured two fine premieres for quintet and percussion: Piedmont Suite by Arthur Frackenpohl, the Canadian Brass' principal arranger, and Table Music by David Jones, a prolific composer from Seattle.

In the former, Wulfeck and Ransom shined in some beguilingly bluesy solos. And a "Guilford March" section alternated catchy, aggressive march sections with more subdued writing. The piece by Jones reveled in great variety. Sometimes, one kind of dance blended effortlessly into another. And in some sections, faintly Latin rhythms fueled a mighty big band-like sound that seemed improbable from so small an ensemble.

Beck's contributions were stellar, particularly in Xylophonia, in which he not only played the xylophone with virtuosity but also showcased such fringe instruments as a bottle, a cowbell, a hubcap and a car horn. He had the audience in stitches.