Mark Hasson, Trumpet, is a graduate of the Philadelphia University of the Arts with double majors in Trumpet Performance and Music Education. He studied with Seymore Rosenfeld of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He is currently Trumpet Section Leader in the Quakertown Band and has been the Principal Trumpet of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra.

Robert Maxwell, Trumpet, studied with Dr Edward Barrow at West Chester University, and with James Davis of the 307th Army Band. He has performed extensively with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra, the Quakertown Band, The Serenaders, and the Buxmont Brass Quintet. Bob has brought the cornet sound into the brass quintet, and has added significantly to the sound pallet of the Suite Brass ensemble.

John Kraybill, Horn, Arranger, is currently Principal Horn in the Ambler Symphony and the Penn View Brass Band. He received the Music Merit Scholarship from the University of Delaware where he earned his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree. He studied musical composition while attending the University of Rochester, where he received his Masters in Electrical Engineering. He has played in numerous orchestras since then, including the Bucks County Symphony and Old York Road Symphony.

Robert Bugge, Trombone, Arranger, studied with David Maser and Kieg Garvin of the United States Army Band, Bernard Schneider of the St. Louis Symphony, and Ernst Redwig, Professor Emerittus at the Nuernberg Musikhochschule. He is currently Bass Trombonist in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra, the Penn View Brass Band and the Veterans Association of the Military Musicians. He has also performed with the Crystal Cathedral Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble.

Thomas Wetzel, Tuba, Arranger, is the sole charter member of the original ensemble. He studied trombone with Edwin “Reds” Moll and performed with Mr. Moll’s big band in the Lehigh Valley. Tom is a member of the Red Hill Band and Swing Shift Little Big Band.