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the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band was founded in 1989 as the resident performing ensemble at the newly restored, turn of the century T. B. Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing, Minnesota. We use the instrumentation of the traditional British Brass Band and play a broad variety of musical styles including original pieces for brass and percussion, marches, orchestral transcriptions, and unique arrangements for brass.


Jim Kurschner, Music Director
Jim Kurschner was named Music Director of the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band in January 2002. He recently retired from the music faculty at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN, culminating a 42-year career in Music Education. At Normandale, he conducted the Concert Band, taught Applied Saxophone, Music Appreciation, Jazz History, Class Piano, and various instrumental ensembles.
Mr. Kurschner holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls and Northwestern University and is actively engaged as a pianist, saxophonist, conductor, and adjudicator throughout the United States.

Stuart Wallace
Soprano Cornet

Rick Peterson
Principal Cornet

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Shawn Page
Solo Cornet
Tom Wentzler
Solo Cornet


Paul Krasin
Solo Cornet
John Mundy
Repiano Cornet/Founding Member

Sue Mundy
2nd Cornet

Harvey Halpaus
2nd Cornet/Founding Member

Tony Pollock
3rd Cornet

Julie Elias Bird
3rd Cornet
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Ken Roberts
Flugelhorn/Founding Member
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Cami Madison
Solo Tenor Horn

Jennifer Greupner
1st Tenor Horn

Brian Borovsky
Solo Euphonium

Rob Schmidtke
2nd Tenor Horn

Glen Newton
2nd Euphonium
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Trygve Skaar
1st Baritone

Bruce Alpern
Solo Trombone
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Milt Hovelson
2nd Baritone/Founding Member

Eric Frank
2nd Trombone

Bob Brodie
Bass Trombone/Founding Member

Gary Bird
Eb Tuba
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Eric Peterson
Eb Tuba

Andy Blackwood
Tuba
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Philip Smithley
Bb Tuba
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Michaela Woods
Percussion

Maria Olson
Percussion

Gavin Banick
Percussion
STBB Alumni
*+Gene Beckwith, Conductor/Cornet
Lisa Benz, Percussion
Jim Bowen, Solo Cornet
+Larry Brentzel, Conductor/Cornet
Scott Cory, Soprano Cornet
Brandon Darcy, Percussion
Vic DePaulis, Euphonium
*+Cliff Ekdahl, Tenor Horn
+Cliff Emery, Tenor Horn
+Bill Femal, Percussion
Mike Fuller, Cornet
Don Gaalaas, Percussion
+Bill Gillis, Cornet
Roger Gomoll, Eb Tuba
Jennifer Greupner, Tenor Horn
*+Jerry Greupner, Bb Tuba
*Mary Haines, Tenor Horn
John Hanson, Percussion
+Milt Hovelson, Baritone
John Huth, Soprano Cornet
Dan Julson, Solo Cornet
*Kevin Kanne, Percussion
+Cheryl Luettinger, Baritone
John Maddox, Trombone
+Dan Malloy, Tuba
Dan Marrs, Percussion
Pedro Martinez, Trombone
*Lee Mendyk, Cornet
*Jerry Opland, Cornet
+Lance Paulson, Solo Cornet
Jim Perkins, Cornet
Nathan Pierce, Cornet
*Dan Rainwater, Percussion
+Jim Ripley, Tuba
*Steve Ritzenthaler, Cornet
+Ken Roberts, Flugelhorn
+Ron Roesler, Cornet
*Mike Roy, Percussion
*+Kevin Ryan, Eb Tuba
*+Richard Ryan, Tenor Horn
Greg Sackreiter, Bb Tuba
*Dick Scherer, Percussion
+Peter Scherer, Trombone
*+Gerry Schultz, Euphonium
*+Gary Skundberg, Trombone
+Brian Stubs, Tuba
*+Jack Tedrow, Trombone/Euphonium
Keith Thompson, Soprano Cornet
+Craig Thrane, Cornet
John Tranter, Euphonium
Kelli Rae Tubbs, Percussion
+Dave Watson, Percussion
*Guy Williams, Cornet
* Deceased
+ Founding Member
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