During the COVID-19 Pandemic, there was an increase in awareness of the countless murders and police brutality toward unarmed Black citizens. As a result of these many injustices and amidst the protests following the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, several Black women gathered virtually to have a live-streamed conversation highlighting their experiences as brass players. This conversation led us to realize that we need our own community, our own artistic space.

In the brass world, there is a need to increase representation and inclusion of diverse players and repertoire. There is a need for opportunities to showcase underrepresented composers. There is a need for new material in the brass community that mirrors the world we live in. There is a need for an ensemble that blurs genre boundaries while celebrating historically underrepresented women and non-binary people.