The Empire Brass is a brass quintet from the United States. Current members include:
- Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
- Marc Brian Reese, trumpet
- Michelle Perry, French horn
- Mark Hetzler, trombone
- Kenneth Amis, tuba
The quintet tours regularly in North America, Europe, and Asia. They have been the Faculty Quintet-in-Residence at Boston University for thirteen years.
The Empire Brass have appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show and PBS's Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. They also make joint concert appearances with organist Douglas Major.
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—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
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