
About the Quintet
The Black Willow Brass Quintet is one of Chicago’s most unique and thrilling chamber groups. Known for embracing a wide variety of literature — everything from Bach to Brahms, Ragtime to Radiohead, and folksongs to theme songs — the quintet offers programs for audiences of all ages and interests. Their debut album, Sonntag, will be available in 2026, and will feature selections from the group’s summertime and holiday music. The quintet’s members all work as musicians and educators, and pride themselves in making technically demanding brass music relatable, moving, and fun!
SELECTED REPERTOIRE
Halloween
Addams Family
Boogie Woogie Man
The Bunyip
Dead Man's Party
Devil's Dance (Witches of Eastwick)
Double Trouble (Harry Potter)
Great Pumpkin Waltz from Charlie Brown
Grim Grinning Ghosts
Gremlins Theme
The Headless Horseman
La Llorona
Munsters
Nightmare Before Christmas Suite
Over the Garden Wall
Scooby-Doo
She Moved Through the Fair
Spooky Scary Skeletons
Toys R Us
Transylvanian Lullaby (Young Frankenstein)
Trick or Treat
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
Spring & Summer
All The Things You Are
Armed Forces Medley (Arr. D. Adams)
Bare Necessities (Jungle Book)
Blackbird
Cantina Band (Star Wars)
Doctor Worm (Flansburgh, Linnell)
Everything’s Alright (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Fields of Gold
Fly Me To The Moon
Theme from I Love Lucy
La Vie En Rose
Love Will Keep Us Together
Movin' Right Along (The Muppet Movie)
Muppet Show Theme
Por Una Cabeza
Theme from The Price Is Right
Pyramid Song
Rest of My Life
Rubber Duckie
Sesame Street Theme
Someone to Watch Over Me
Star Trek
Super Mario Brothers Suite
Christmas
A La Medianoche
Bethlehem Down
Carol of the Drum
Christmas Chimes Are Calling
The Christmas Song
The Cinnamon Bear
Count Your Blessings (White Christmas)
Fanfare on a Christmas Carol
Frosty
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Heat Miser
The Happiest Christmas Tree
I Hate Christmas (Sesame Street)
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
Mr. Grinch
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Rudolph
Sleigh Ride
Suzy Snowflake
Wonderful Christmastime
Concert Repertoire
Adagio (Mozart)
Avignon (Traditional)
Angels Ever Bright and Fair (Handel)
Bethena (Joplin)
Buona Sera (DeRose & Sigman)
Colonial Song (Grainger)
Dark Eyes (Traditional)
Jazz Autographs (Williams)
Kiss at the End of the Rainbow (McKean, O'Toole)
Little Fugue in G Minor (Bach)
Nice to be Around (Williams)
Pie Jesu (Fauré)
Pie Jesu (Lloyd Webber)
Pure Imagination (Bricusse & Newly)
Residential Fanfare (D. Adams)
Sarabande (Handel)
Simple Song (Bernstein)
Sonntag (Brahms)
Sicilienne (Fauré)
Zortzico (Albéniz)


