Market Street Brass Members

Dan Richmond is a founding member of the Market Street Brass. He holds a Masters in Music Education degree from West Virginia University, and has taught in the Frederick and Howard county school systems for the past 27 years. In addition to the Market Street Brass, Dan is active as a freelance musician throughout the tri-state area.

Teresa Britt has a B.S. in Music Education from Frostburg State University and a Master’s degree in Education from McDaniel College. She formerly taught music in Frederick County Public Schools. Teresa has performed with the Frederick Symphony Orchestra, Frederick Spires Brass Band, as well as numerous musical theater productions over the past 25 years.

Brian D. Hinkley graduated from Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1985 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Trombone / Euphonium Performance and Music History. He completed his Master’s in Music Education from Oberlin a year later. Has studied with Per Brevig of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Denis Wick of the London Symphony.

From 1986-1991, Hinkley was a teacher and performer in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1991, Hinkley moved to Fredrick County, Maryland. Since then, He has been the Band / Orchestra director at Linganore High School, Urbana High School, and several elementary schools. Brian was hired in 1994 at Hood College to establish a wind ensemble and a lesson program for brass instruments. All of the programs under under Hinkley’s direction have been very successful in artistry and enrollment.

In addition to his teaching duties, Brian has remained busy as a preformer. He joined the Market Street Brass Quintet in 1992. Hinkley has also performed with several faculty ensembles at Hood College, The Frederick Symphony, The Cumberland Valley Chamber Orchestra and The Spires Brass Band. He is frequently called to preform with brass chamber groups, choral groups and jazz bands.

Harold Edwards Jr. graduated from West Chester State College in 1972 with a BS in Music Education. Along with performance, Harold has held many positions in the music field including instrumental music teacher at Wallenpaupack Area School District, editor and proofreader for Belwin Mills Music Publish Company, and School Sales Executive for Zeswitz Music Company.

During the 70’s & 80’s Performance affiliations include the Reading Choral Society Orchestra, Cornet Soloist for both the Lukens Steel Concert Band & Pottstown Concert band, the latter Harold was also music director and conductor, He was also a founding member of the Cedarville Brass and a Freelance musician with various night club bands.

During the 1990’s Harold was principal trumpet for the Frederick Symphony Orchestra in Frederick, Maryland, the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra in Virginia, the Maryland Lyric Opera Orchestra,the Cumberland Valley Chamber Orchestra in Chambersburg and a regular performer with the Hagerstown Municipal Concert Band.

He is currently the principal trumpet and founding member of the Market Street Brass Quintet, member of the Harrisburg Concert Band and a freelance artist throughout Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland. He is currently living in Boiling Springs, Pa.

Market Street Brass tubaist Steve Pearl holds music degrees from Frostburg State University and Towson University, and has participated in Master Classes with legendary tubaists Harvey Phillips and Roger Bobo He has been a middle school and high school band director in West Virginia and Maryland for over 33 years, recently retiring from the Frederick County (MD) Public Schools. In addition to the Market Street Brass, Steve has performed with the Maryland Theatre Orchestra, Millbrook Chamber Orchestra, Hagerstown Municipal Band and Frederick Symphony Orchestra. He has two grown children and lives in Frederick, MD with his wife Kathy.