Chris Daniels, horn, alto horn

David Gieseler, trumpet, flugelhorn

Erin Stemm, trumpet, flugelhorn, mellophone

Jack Riggs, trumpet

Jamie Fox, horn, alto horn

Jason Fulks, trumpet, flugelhorn

Jeremy Kaufman, trumpet, flugelhorn, mellophone

Josh Fox, piccolo trumpet, frumpet, trombone, euphonium

Sofia Closson, mellophone, cornet

TJ Klopfstein, trumpet, flugelhorn, mellophone

Stronger Together | Tiffany Johns

“Stronger Together” is a celebratory piece written for the Columbus Pride Bands to mark Columbus, Ohio hosting the 2024 Pride Bands Alliance Conference.

To honor the history and membership of Columbus Pride Bands; the fellowship, musicianship, and outreach were pivotal elements brought to this work. It is meant to capture the emotions and excitement that Columbus Pride Bands bring to their community. Using a range of brass instruments, the piece weaves voices seldom heard in many ensembles, allowing them to create something beautiful, together.

Tiffany Johns (she/her)

Tiffany Johns is a multi-instrumentalist brass player and synthesist from Los Angeles, California who holds two degrees (BM Bass Trombone and Euphonium Performance, MM Jazz Composition) from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Regularly performing and recording across Southern California and beyond, Tiffany maintains a diverse portfolio of musical styles and instruments. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Tiffany started on
euphonium in the 5th grade. She picked up trombone and bass trombone in high school, and has been hooked on brass doubling ever since. In Southern California, she can be seen most often playing in funk bands, jazz bands, opera orchestras, and the world-famous Disneyland Band. 

Tiffany has performed and recorded with a number of world-renowned artists, including Bernard Purdie, Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley, Jason Derulo, and Roddy Ricch. She can be heard on numerous albums on multiple instruments, including two that were Grammy-nominated (Intercambio by the Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet and Canto América by La Orquesta
Sinfonietta).

In addition to performing and recording, Tiffany is an active composer and regional Emmy award-winning arranger. She has had arrangements and compositions performed both in the United States and abroad.
When not playing music, Tiffany can be found eating at her favorite taco trucks, thrifting, hanging out with friends at wine bars, or dancing the night away to disco music.

The Dance of Ill Intent | Chuck Stanley

This brass quintet was written specifically for entry into the Pride Bands Alliance conference of 2024.

A whimsical piece in D minor, it evokes a sense of brooding and evil while also a whirlwind of movement. A call and response form takes us back and forth between two evil geniuses planning their dastardly deeds, sometimes flagrantly, other times sneaking around the corner.

In the end, their dance comes to fruition, an evil plan is hatched, and an exclamation that the dance is done is made.

Chuck E. Stanley (he/him)

Chuck E. Stanley is a lifelong musician who started studying classical piano at the age of 7. In middle school, he picked up the trumpet and discovered a love for Jazz music, which he pursued up through college. He studied Music Theory and Composition as well as Jazz Piano at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV following high school. After a couple of years of
study, he took a hiatus and returned to school in Little Rock, AR where he received a B.S. in physics from the local branch of the University of Arkansas.

He joined the Triangle Pride Band (TPB) in the Fall of 2022. Playing trumpet for the first time since his time at Shepherd University inspired him to start writing again. He has since written multiple pieces for wind ensembles and wind bands. Currently, no publisher has chosen any of his works, but he hopes that will change as his experience continues to influence his art.

Additionally, he volunteered to spin up an new Big Band arm of the TPB which is now going spring in its second year. He enjoys not only leading the band and playing trumpet, trombone, and piano, but also composing arrangements for it as well.

Façade | Jared Presler

“Facade” started out as a composition exercise to get my skills back in shape. Remembering the B-A-C-H motif, I’ve always loved the idea of musical cryptograms, so I went to the scrabble word finder to see what words came up using the letters of the musical scale. I was drawn to the word facade and the musical ideas It brought to mind, as the meta concept of expressing a facade as a musical cryptogram was just too perfect to pass up.

Jared Presler (he/him)

JL Presler is an aspiring band and choir composer starting back up after a two decade hiatus. He majored in composition at Graceland University, but as is often the case, life got in the way, and he found himself needing to pursue other interests in keeping the bills paid. 

Recently once again finding the time and inspiration, in large part from performing with Mid America Freedom Band, JL has found that the skills and knowledge from all those years ago is still in mind, and decided to put it to good use. He lives in Independence, Missouri with Matt, his partner of eighteen years.