CBI Members

Classic Brass Inc.’s members

Roger Tina Bea Merle Jerry

Trumpet and Cornet -- Roger Grupp has played with many contemporary and classical groups, including the University of Minnesota’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble.

He is a long-time featured soloist with Minnesota Brass Inc. and has been a lead trumpeter with local rhythm and blues bands River City Express, TT & the Rest, The Good the Bad and the Funky, and Box of Soul.

He also plays with the River City Jazz Orchestra, and co-conducts Minne-Brass and the Capital City Wind Ensemble.

His brass teachers have been Jim tenBensel, Lynn Deichert, and David Baldwin.

Roger arranges for CBI, as well as for rhythm and blues bands, concert bands, and other groups. He is absolutely obsessive (read anal-retentive) about making perfect-looking scores and parts. You can see his work at www.nonpublicworks.com.

Whenever his schedule allows, he loves to play for theatrical pit orchestras. Lately, he has played a lot with the Bloomington Civic Theatre.and Actors Theater of St. Paul.

He has “high chops” most trumpeters would kill for. Roger was a founding member of the Effenheimer Brass.

Trumpet and Flugelhorn -- Tina Cavitt has played with bands and ensembles at Bemidji and St. Cloud State universities, and the University of Minnesota.
She is a long-time soloist with Minnesota Brass Inc. and former trumpeter with local rhythm and blues bands River City Express, TT & the Rest, The Good the Bad and the Funky, and Box of Soul. She has studied trumpet with Dr. David Baldwin, U of M trumpet professor, and with Lynn Erickson of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Every other Monday, she plays flugelhorn with the Brio Brass ensemble. She also plays with Minne-Brass, the competitive small corps of Minnesota Brass Inc. Drum & Bugle Corps and especially loves being in theater orchastra pits. Tina is a free-lance writer.
She’ll triple-tongue her way into your heart.

French Horn -- Bea Jaeger has been principal horn for the 451st U.S. Army Band at Fort Snelling for the past 24 years. She was also principal horn in the Symphonic Band and Orchestra at the University of St. Thomas, where she earned her B.A. in Music.
Bea is an alumna of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, and spent 14 seasons as a mellophone soloist and brass instructor with Minnesota Brass Inc.
Every other Monday, she plays flugelhorn with the Brio Brass ensemble. Did you already hear that sentence somewhere else? You can hear her on a few CDs around town, including one for Rainforest Music.
Her horn mentors have been Larry Barnhart and Bruce Rardin. She’s employed as Circulation Manager at MSP Communications, a magazine publisher. Bea has shamelessly turned her two young sons into vocalists and percussionists.
Bea doesn’t triple-tongue, because she doesn't have to. She can play faster than you can hear.

Trombone -- Merle Danielson is St. Paul-educated (the city, not the apostle). He holds a B.A. degree in music education from Bethel College, and he won’t let it go. His M.A. in music education is from the University of St. Thomas.
Merle (Mr. “D”) teaches at St. Joseph’s School in West St. Paul, where band participation expanded from 8 students to more than 200 in his tenure of 20+ years. He recently completed 27 years of distinguished service with the U.S. Army Reserve Band (Fort Snelling, Minn.) as conductor and trombonist.
Merle now leads the Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Band. His experience as a performer, conductor, and educator make him a highly respected and sought-after clinician and adjudicator, despite his wise-ass demeanor.
His fortissimo will knock you on your kiester.

Tuba -- Jerry Sherohman is an alumnus of the Interlochen National Music Camp, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony, and the Minnesota Youth Symphony, and was a long-time member of Minnesota Brass Inc.
He is completing his performance degree in tuba with Ross Tolbert of the Minnesota Orchestra.
He has also been a member of the Brio Brass ensemble. Jerry has made a good living as a precision sheet metal fabricator.Will he build his own tuba? He’s stolen enough parts to do it.* Jerry is also the father of a 16-year-old multi-instrumentalist.
By the way, you won’t hear one wrong note from Jerry. That’s CBI's money-back guarantee.

* It’s a joke!

	Roger Tina Bea Merle Jerry
	Trumpet and Cornet -- Roger Grupp has played with many contemporary and classical groups, including the University of Minnesota’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble. He is a long-time featured soloist with Minnesota Brass Inc. and has been a lead trumpeter with local rhythm and blues bands River City Express, TT & the Rest, The Good the Bad and the Funky, and Box of Soul. He also plays with the River City Jazz Orchestra, and co-conducts Minne-Brass and the Capital City Wind Ensemble. His brass teachers have been Jim tenBensel, Lynn Deichert, and David Baldwin. Roger arranges for CBI, as well as for rhythm and blues bands, concert bands, and other groups. He is absolutely obsessive (read anal-retentive) about making perfect-looking scores and parts. You can see his work at www.nonpublicworks.com. Whenever his schedule allows, he loves to play for theatrical pit orchestras. Lately, he has played a lot with the Bloomington Civic Theatre.and Actors Theater of St. Paul. He has “high chops” most trumpeters would kill for. Roger was a founding member of the Effenheimer Brass.
	Trumpet and Flugelhorn -- Tina Cavitt has played with bands and ensembles at Bemidji and St. Cloud State universities, and the University of Minnesota. She is a long-time soloist with Minnesota Brass Inc. and former trumpeter with local rhythm and blues bands River City Express, TT & the Rest, The Good the Bad and the Funky, and Box of Soul. She has studied trumpet with Dr. David Baldwin, U of M trumpet professor, and with Lynn Erickson of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Every other Monday, she plays flugelhorn with the Brio Brass ensemble. She also plays with Minne-Brass, the competitive small corps of Minnesota Brass Inc. Drum & Bugle Corps and especially loves being in theater orchastra pits. Tina is a free-lance writer. She’ll triple-tongue her way into your heart.
	French Horn -- Bea Jaeger has been principal horn for the 451st U.S. Army Band at Fort Snelling for the past 24 years. She was also principal horn in the Symphonic Band and Orchestra at the University of St. Thomas, where she earned her B.A. in Music. Bea is an alumna of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, and spent 14 seasons as a mellophone soloist and brass instructor with Minnesota Brass Inc. Every other Monday, she plays flugelhorn with the Brio Brass ensemble. Did you already hear that sentence somewhere else? You can hear her on a few CDs around town, including one for Rainforest Music. Her horn mentors have been Larry Barnhart and Bruce Rardin. She’s employed as Circulation Manager at MSP Communications, a magazine publisher. Bea has shamelessly turned her two young sons into vocalists and percussionists. Bea doesn’t triple-tongue, because she doesn't have to. She can play faster than you can hear.
	Trombone -- Merle Danielson is St. Paul-educated (the city, not the apostle). He holds a B.A. degree in music education from Bethel College, and he won’t let it go. His M.A. in music education is from the University of St. Thomas. Merle (Mr. “D”) teaches at St. Joseph’s School in West St. Paul, where band participation expanded from 8 students to more than 200 in his tenure of 20+ years. He recently completed 27 years of distinguished service with the U.S. Army Reserve Band (Fort Snelling, Minn.) as conductor and trombonist. Merle now leads the Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Band. His experience as a performer, conductor, and educator make him a highly respected and sought-after clinician and adjudicator, despite his wise-ass demeanor. His fortissimo will knock you on your kiester.
	Tuba -- Jerry Sherohman is an alumnus of the Interlochen National Music Camp, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony, and the Minnesota Youth Symphony, and was a long-time member of Minnesota Brass Inc. He is completing his performance degree in tuba with Ross Tolbert of the Minnesota Orchestra. He has also been a member of the Brio Brass ensemble. Jerry has made a good living as a precision sheet metal fabricator.Will he build his own tuba? He’s stolen enough parts to do it.* Jerry is also the father of a 16-year-old multi-instrumentalist. By the way, you won’t hear one wrong note from Jerry. That’s CBI's money-back guarantee. * It’s a joke!