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Brent Booher Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Director
Brent H. Booher has been playing trumpet since he was a middle school student. His professional credits include performances on “This Present Glory” by Christian artist Keith E. Holladay of Tampa, Florida; “Harp to Heart” by Nancy L. Howard of Brandon, Florida; “The Fire” by Rodney Howard Brown of Tampa, Florida, and “Blues Revue Ribs are Ready” by Willie Lomax of Land O’ Lakes, Florida. Brent can be seen performing in Hosanna & Integrity Music recording artist Ron Kenoly’s video recorded at Carpenter’s Home Church in Lakeland, Florida.
Brent served as Carpenters’ Home Church Orchestra and Jazz Band Director for 5 years. During this time, the church’s Jazz Band supported Phil Driscoll and other Christian recording artists. Brent directed a 40 piece orchestra for “Scrooge, the Musical”, and a 20 piece orchestra for Bryan Duncan’s Christmas special.
Brent has worked for Carlton Music Center in Winter Haven, Florida for the past 13 years. He is a private brass instructor and road representative for the company. In service to Carlton Music, Brent has organized a 20-piece Big Band to support artists and clinicians Kevin Clark of Yamaha Musical Instruments and Chris Vadala of Conn-Selmer Musical Instruments. Vadala’s credits include performing as saxophonist for Chuck Mangione.
Brent currently performs as a free-lance trumpeter, working for numerous theater companies and churches in Central Florida. He also works as a trumpet clinician throughout the state. He is a member of the Imperial Symphony Orchestra from Lakeland, Florida. Brent has also played with The North End Jazz Band, the Lakeland Jazz Orchestra from Lakeland and the Highlanders Big Band from Sebring, Florida. He has also performed with several Salsa Meringue Bands and R&B Bands throughout the Southeast.
Mary Booher Tenor/Alto Sax & Flute
Mary started playing flute in 4th grade after finding her German Opa’s 100 year old recorder in the china cabinet. At Bartow High School, she added other horns from Jazz Band- tenor sax and trombone. Mary pursued her Music Education degree at Polk Community College, where she also met Brent doing the same, [even though they really met for the first time at the Florida All Star Marching Band with 350 members doing a half time show for the Bucs - that’s back in the day…]
25 years, 3 beautiful children, 1 grandbaby, 1 dog, 1 cat, 2 college loans and a mortgage later, they still are performing awesome music together.
Mary received her B.S. in Music Education from Southeastern University and has worked for the Polk County School Board as a Music Teacher for 8 years. As a Band Director at Jewett School of the Arts, the students were exposed to Professional music and master classes from Chris Vadala, from the University of Maryland; Carol Thompson, from the University of Indiana; and the Capitol Sax Quartet from Washington D.C. The Jewett Band was awarded Superior and Excellent ratings under Mary’s direction, as well as students making All County and All State --- and students really liking music--- the best reward of all. She loves working with children of all ages, especially as a flute clinician to area schools and as a flute judge at the state level. She teaches private flute and sax students in the Winter Haven area.
Kemp Brinson Bass/Upright
When Kemp was a toddler, his dad used to put on old Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears records, sit Kemp on his lap, and play along on his drum set. When Kemp's kid brother decided to take up guitar, Kemp decided to give the bass a shot so as not to be left out. Since then, he's played trombone, did a stint with The Raleigh Ringers (a semi-professional hand-bell choir out of North Carolina), rung tower bells at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, and then got back together with his first loves: bass guitar and the tunes his dad used to play for him. But he wasn't quite ready to settle down. A few years ago he started playing upright, an experience he describes as being akin to finally finding your soul mate. He met the rest of the gang doing musical theater shows at Theater Winter Haven where Kemp is chairman of the Board of Trustees. When Brent called him up to see if he were interested in being in the band between theater shows, it was a no-brainier.
By day, Kemp is an attorney practicing commercial, employment, and real estate litigation. At night and on weekends, he keeps us movin' and groovin' to the best bass lines from the greatest era of American music. He also has a blog where he talks about local news, the law, and whatever else is on his mind: http://www.polklawblog.com. Mike studied music at Besides playing alto sax and flute with Brass Heart Band, Mike is a charter member of the Hollingsworth Winds where he plays Tenor Sax. He also plays regularly at First Presbyterian Church in Alex De La Torre Vocalist
Mike Harris Alto Sax/Flute
Josh McNair Drum Set
Mr. McNair has been a percussion instructor in Polk County for the past four years. Percussion sections under his direction have received many high honors and "superior" ratings at both solo and ensemble and marching band events. Mr. McNair has his AA Degree in Music from Polk Community College. He was awarded the Louis Armstrong Award from the PCC Jazz Band. Mr. McNair also works at Carlton Music Center in Winter Haven and performs regularly with various bands and other groups in the central Florida area.
Leroy Miller Electric/Acoustic Guitar
Alexei Moraczewski Keyboard/Piano
Mike Mulvaney Trombone
Mike Mulvaney has been playing trombone since the 5th grade. Mike currently plays trombone with Brass Heart Band, Slide Show Brass and the Hollingsworth Winds. During the course of his 38-year music career he was band director at Kissimmee Middle School, produced and directed church musicals, has volunteered as music director of various churches throughout the United States, and was the Concert Master/Director of the 40-voice traveling choir/band “Festival of Praise and the Spurrlows”s, recording the “Proclaim the Glory” album while with FOP/S. He was co-producer/director for “Christmastime in the City”, a live rendition of a 1940’s era radio show, in which he directed a swing band from community musicians, to perform for the event. Mike is a graduate of Southeastern Universtiy with a B.S. in Music Education.
Nathan Piotrowski Baritone Sax Rock and Roll has been Nathan’s passion from his earliest years as a child. He recalls, at the age of 2 years old, dancing on the fireplace hearth to the music of Bob Seger. Music has always played an important part of his life, even providing an escape when life took its worse turns. Nathan laughs as he recalls falling in love for the first time, at 11 years old, when he cradled his new alto sax in his arms and began to play in the Singing also played an important part of Nathan’s life while growing up. Nathan is grateful that his dad exposed him to all different styles of music from his earliest years onward, learning hundreds of song lyrics while growing up. He says that with music being such an integral part of his upbringing that he has developed an incredible gift of being able to recall song titles and lyrics along with the artists who sang them. As a result, singing karaoke has become one of Nathan’s favorite pastimes. Presently, Nathan is playing baritone sax with the bands “Soul Committee” and “Brass Heart Band”. He has also performed “ Don West Trumpet
Carrie Widener Vocalist
Carrie has past vocal performance credits with Walt Disney World and Carnival Cruise Lines. She has performed with performers such as Jim Nabors, Myron Floren, Glenn Campbell, and Steve Gatlin. Now, she works at the First Presbyterian Church as a Fellowship/Outreach/ Performing Arts Director. She is very excited to be singing with the Brass Heart Band.
Nick Graves Vocalist
For the last 13 years Nick has been singing and dancing his way into you and your family's Heart's as a cast member of Walt Disney World Orlando.
Jacob Booher Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Jacob Booher, trumpet section leader at Winter Haven High School, has been playing trumpet since the 5th grade. He started on French horn but shortly switched to trumpet. He has done several musicals including ‘Chicago’, ‘Oklahoma’, ‘West Side Story’, ‘All Shook Up’, and ‘A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum’, and ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ on french horn as a double. Jacob has also made honor bands including All-State Band in 7th, 8th, and All-State Orchestra in 10th grade, and All-County from 7th-10th grade. He has performed professionally with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra for
