Dear King S Brass Host

2017-2018 Tour

Dear King’s Brass Host:

THE KING'S BRASS is looking forward to joining you with their ministry of worship and praise. In preparation for the concert, we ask that you look over the attached information as well as what was previously sent to you regarding your concert. Attached you will find the following:

1) Song Sheet (for audience participation) 4) News Release

2) Lighting & Sound Program (for your tech staff) 5) Outdoor Concert Info.

3) Print program (optional) 6) Members Bio. List

PLEASE E-MAIL US AT SO WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION AND THE SIX ATTACHMENTS.

Please note the following accommodation needs of the group:

1) Overnight accommodation needs will be as follows:

Nine single men

Six double non-smoking hotel rooms or host homes (including breakfast)

Individual beds requested for host home stays.

2) We will need an evening meal and breakfast for nine adults. Because of time considerations for weekday concerts, please have meals at the concert location or consider a restaurant with a “buffet” format.

3) We will need a large dressing room for nine men, that is close to restrooms and the performing auditorium. The group will use this room to dress before the concert begins and throughout the concert.

4) For concerts on the West Coast, June 17 – 26, 2017 we will need the following equipment:

Percussion - Drum set (acoustic).

Keyboard - Eighty-eight note weighted keyboard & stand / also a keyboard stand for the keyboard we will bring (Korg Triton).

Sound - Two floor monitors for the brass plus two hot-spot powered monitors for the keyboard player and percussionist. Mic(s) for piano & one speaking mic.

Concert Publicity:

1) If you need additional posters or CD's to be used by local radio stations for promotional use, please contact our office at 260-625-5324. King’s Brass members are available for taped or “on air” interviews.

2) Please encourage your local Christian bookstore to display the poster and to carry The King’s Brass recordings in their store. Bookstores are often willing to put concert announcements into shopping bags. They can order our recordings from Chandler Music – www.chandlermusic.com at 800-445-6874 or Summit Records – www.summitrecords.com at 800-543-5156.

3) We have a web site at www.kingsbrass.org. You are welcome to link your church’s web page to our site and to download any pictures you might need. The pictures have been loaded in at 300 dpi (8x10) so they are print ready. The information in this E-mail is also repeated on our web site under the “Promotional Materials” section (left hand column). The Light & Sound Program as well as the Print Program will be revised throughout the Summer Tour. There is a bulletin insert as well as a program that can be downloaded to assist in your publicity efforts.

Concert Preparation

1) To assure a high quality of performance, we would request that the piano be tuned to A-440 (see statement in concert information letter).

2) We will use the pipe organ and acoustic piano for the concert when available. Please have “guest memory” available for our organist.

3) Please clear the platform as much as possible.

4) Please have your sound and lighting tech. staff review the attached LIGHTING & SOUND PROGRAM guidelines.

For auditoriums of more than 1000 seats, please see Outdoor Concert information sheet.

For auditoriums under 1000 seats we will need:

- Two XLR lines to the house sound system, one for keyboards and one for the speaking microphone.

-We prefer to use our own speaking microphone and will require a line to plug it in. For consistency from performance to performance, we prefer not to use a wireless speaking microphone.

-No monitors or additional microphones are required.

-Please have sound / light techs meet us at the church upon arrival.

5) Please note the hymns to be used with the congregational singing. Please print the attached song sheet separately, or include in your concert program/bulletin, or display on PowerPoint screens. We will use these songs in our program and ask that they not be used as an opening hymn.

6) Three of the numbers we will be playing can be performed with Extra Brass players. If one or more of your brass players would like to join us, please order the following pieces from the

Chandler Music – www.chandlermusic.com at 800-445-6874:

1. A Mighty Fortress II … Arr. Tim Zimmerman – KB40016

2. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee …Arr. Zimmerman - KB40011

3. Amazing Grace … Arr. Dan Marvin – KB70015

Audio files for the above three pieces are also posted on our web site.

Please contact the King’s Brass office and inform us of the extra brass players who will be joining us for the concert. All the parts will be doubled by members of the King’s Brass, so we can use one or more players. We do not need to have all the parts covered by the community ensemble to perform these pieces.

On the other hand, for this effort to be a success, we will need for all the parts to be well rehearsed. We will not have time to teach the notes, so please make sure all the parts are played “in tune and in time” before we arrive. We will need to meet with the ensemble one hour before the doors open to the performing auditorium (usually at 5:30pm for 7:00pm concerts). Please have all the community brass players wear all black.

If the extra brass players are not able to prepare all three pieces, then choose the first piece, A Mighty Fortress II. If the brass is able to join us on two pieces, then choose A Mighty Fortress II and Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee If three … etc.

We will need to have stands for the extra brass members on the platform and the same number at the back of the auditorium (or balcony if available). If house lights will be dimmed, we suggest that stand lights be placed on stands in the back. Please give each community brass player a copy of the “Lighting & Sound Program” so they will know when they play in the program.

Please pray that God would use the concert to touch the hearts of men, women & children in your community. We are very convinced that no eternal work for God will be accomplished unless God's hand moves the lives of people.

We look forward to visiting your community. If we can be of any further assistance, please call Tim Zimmerman at 260-625-5324 or send an e-mail at .

Sincerely,

Tim Zimmerman

Director, THE KING'S BRASS

www.kingsbrass.org

The King’s Brass
PO 12347

Fort Wayne, IN 46863

260-625-5324