The Ultimate Pirates (full interview)

Essential viewing for brass quintet lovers. Jeff Curnow, Jon Dante, and Marc Reese join the Boston Brass to discuss the importance of chamber music, tell funny stories of life on tour, and reminisce about Empire Brass and Sam Pilafian. Created for ITG 2021 by Boston Brass. 0:00 Boston Brass Live in Switzerland 1:20 Sam Pilafian on Chamber Music 1:55 Welcome to "The Ultimate Pirates" 3:31 How Chamber Music Influenced Us 10:52 Guests Arrive 11:30 Simple Gifts 17:54 The Stockhausen 19:47 The Crazy Held it Together 21:40 Lenox: Summer of '81 23:35 Remembering Sam Pilafian 29:22 Getting Into Chamber Music 35:57 Keeping a Band Running 39:31 Empire Film Archive 40:50 Pablo and the Art of the Music Video 44:54 Unfillable Shoes 46:51 The Continuing Effect of Chamber Music 50:00 Quintet Chops 53:00 Programming 53:38 The Canadians Pave the Way 54:52 Signing Off