•David Dzubay's brass music combines visceral excitement and superb compositional craft to create works that are virtuosic and enjoyable. A trumpet player himself, Dzubay writes with the kind of virtuosity born of intimate experience.

•Manhattan Brass (formerly, the Manhattan Brass Quintet) is an ensemble made up of five virtuoso soloists. Throughout its history the quintet has commissioned and premiered the works of a wide range of composers, and on this recording, Dzubay's St. Vitus' Dance is given its premiere recording