Gretchen R. Iben Arts Series Presents:

Faculty Brass Quintet

About the Musician: 

Founded in 1992, the La Moine Brass Quintet (LBQ) is the resident faculty brass quintet of the Western Illinois University School of Music. Dedicated to excellence in performance, pedagogy, and outreach, LBQ is a cornerstone of the university’s chamber music offerings and an active artistic presence throughout the region. The current ensemble includes Nicole Gilotti and Sarah Cisney (trumpets), Jena Gardner (horn), Jet Walker (trombone), and James Land (tuba). Together, the members of LBQ bring extensive experience as soloists, chamber musicians, orchestral performers, and educators, with recognition that spans national and international stages

“As a newcomer to Westminster,  I’ve found it to be a most welcoming fellowship.  I look forward to going to services and events and find the warmth of the congregation to be most helpful to a newcomer to the entire area.  I find sermons challenging … music beautiful and well prepared … and a dignity in the worship that is all too lacking in most Protestant congregations.  Mix this with an open atmosphere where it is OK to question and still be seen as a good Christian, and I know I’ve found one important ‘home’ in Central Illinois.”