Northwest Brass Day Concert

In addition to clinics and all-state music help sessions, the Brass Day will feature a final performance by Lantana Trio, Northwest faculty and an all-brass ensemble, beginning at 5 p.m.

All performances are free and open to the public. For more information, including a complete schedule of Brass Festival activities, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/finearts/music/brass-day.htm.

Formed in 2018, Lantana Trio consists of faculty members from the University of North Texas, Raquel Samayoa on trumpet, Stacie Mickens on horn, and Natalie Mannix on trombone. Lantana has presented recitals at the 2022 International Trombone Festival, the 2022 and 2019 International Women’s Brass Conference (IWBC), and the 2021 National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Conference (NACWPI), the 2020 Big XII Trombone Conference. They were featured soloists with the University of North Texas Wind Symphony, Lone Star Wind Orchestra, 2023 PRIZM Music Camp and International Chamber Music Festival, and recently performed and served as faculty at the first brass festival for women in Mexico, the 2023 Festival Internacional De Mujeres Instrumentistas de Metal (FIMIM).

Advocates for diversity in the arts, Lantana Trio’s album, "Crossing Barriers," features works by underrepresented composers, including five new commissions. The album has garnered awards including the 2023 Global Music Award, Silver Medal Winner and are National Finalists for the 2024 American Prize's Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music in the chamber ensemble division and Chamber Music Performance in the adult division.