The award-winning Baltimore Brass was founded in 2000 and is one of Maryland’s longest continuously operating professional brass ensembles. The group specializes in the performance of classical and contemporary repertoire designed to appeal to the young and the young at heart. In 2021 they were nominated for the Wammy Awards Educator of the Year. The ensemble was voted Best Chamber Music Ensemble in Maryland by Music Monthly Magazine and was recognized as the official brass ensemble of the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.
Durufle Requiem
This video is from the March 2016 live performance recorded by Alan Wonneberger Music at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ellicott City, MD. It features the chorus; CPC Chamber Singers; Howard County Concert Orchestra; Donald Fries, organ; Jacqueline Pollauf, harp; Laura Whittenberger, soprano; Rob McGinness, baritone; under the direction of Frances M. Dawson. A pre-concert lecture is presented by Barbara Renton, Ph.D.
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Guitar Solo
My Mom named me after this song, and it is one of my favorite solos to play. Written by Jimi Hendrix in 1967. Enjoy!
Year: 2020
Hendrix Style Texas Blues Improv
Jimi Hendrix/Stevie Ray Vaughan inspired improvisation fueled by the Pedal Pawn Texan Twang 🤠
Year: 2020
Seal - Kiss From A Rose Cover
My go-to karaoke song. Created on an iPhone 7 Plus using the Acapella app. Written by Seal in 1994.
Year: 2020
Social Distance Yard Concert
Setlist:
All My Loving (The Beatles) - 00:00
Wild World (Cat Stevens) - 2:13
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) - 4:33
Only On the Inside (Hays Dowdy) - 6:59
Chemical X (Hays Dowdy) - 9:27
Odelia (The Black Lips) - 11:01
Sorry for the lag at some parts! This was from a Livestream in my backyard on a rainy day, and the internet connection kept going in and out. I cleaned it up the best I could, and I feel that the energy of the set was still captured well. This set is comprised of four covers and two originals. Thank you for listening!
**Filmed by Lindsey Hedrick
All My Loving (The Beatles) - 00:00
Wild World (Cat Stevens) - 2:13
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) - 4:33
Only On the Inside (Hays Dowdy) - 6:59
Chemical X (Hays Dowdy) - 9:27
Odelia (The Black Lips) - 11:01
Sorry for the lag at some parts! This was from a Livestream in my backyard on a rainy day, and the internet connection kept going in and out. I cleaned it up the best I could, and I feel that the energy of the set was still captured well. This set is comprised of four covers and two originals. Thank you for listening!
**Filmed by Lindsey Hedrick
Year: 2020
California Girls - The Beach Boys Fingerstyle Guitar Cover
Let's pretend it's summer and you're lying on the beach while an instrumental rendition of The Beach Boys' "California Girls" gently serenades you to sleep. Written by Brian Wilson in 1965. Thank you for watching!
Year: 2021
Hays Dowdy is a DMV based guitarist/singer-songwriter, YouTuber, and Sessions Live artist working in the wedding and entertainment industry, while also performing live both as a solo artist and with several bands in the DC area. Rooted in British Invasion rock/pop, blues, psychedelia, country, and trained in jazz at Montgomery College, my approach blends different musical genres to evoke the sonic spirit of an environment within a studio in the 1960s. I earned an Associate of Arts degree from Montgomery College on May 23rd, 2014.