A musical quintet spread out to give the impression of surround sound during its concert Thursday.

The Axiom Brass Quintet spread out in the Recital Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday during their piece “Canzona per sonare n.3” by Giovanni Gabrieli.

Kayleigh Nuernberger, a sophomore music major, said she found the surround sound effect interesting.

“That was pretty cool because not a lot of people do stuff like that,” Nuernberger said. “Usually during a performance they stay on the stage and don’t go out and stuff like that.”

Axiom Brass is made up of members Dorival Puccini, trumpet; Colin Oldberg, trumpet; Matt Oliphant, horn; Brett Johnson, trombone; and Kevin Harrison, tuba.

Harrison said they hope the audience liked their performance.

“We are just looking forward to sharing music, we are very passionate about what we do,” Harrison said.

Harrison said Axiom Brass likes performing in front of many different people.

“We present concerts to all kinds of audiences, all ages, all around the country and the world,” Harrison said. “Every venue we go to is different, the attitude of the crowd is different, and the response is different and we just love presenting our concerts and sharing our music.”

During the concert Axiom Brass also played compositions such as “Mini Overture” by Witold Lutostawski, “Contrapunctus VII” by J.S. Bach, “Brass Quintet No. 3, Op. 7” by Victor Ewald, and “Three Tangos” by Astor Piazzolla.

Maura Shepherd, a sophomore music major, said she liked the performance.

“I loved the “Three Tangos,” Shepherd said. “It was my favorite piece.”

Harrison said Axiom Brass gave two classes while at Eastern on Thursday.

Harrison said the quintet gave a music business class and a class on chamber music.

Harrison said Axiom Brass tries to teach students about things outside of playing instruments and teaching others to play an instrument.

“Most music programs don’t include any sort of music business class,” Harrison said. “We don’t always learn how to sell ourselves, organize from a business stand point, our careers.

He said they were never taught anything about music business.

“Many of us have learned on the road and on the fly how to do all these business things,” Harrison said. “We are just sharing our experiences with students, helping them get a start on their own careers.”

He said they also showed students new techniques.

“We work with university students who are in brass quintets,” Harrison said. “We are performing for them and giving them tips on how to perform a little better with their instruments and to play better as an ensemble and how to create great music using some of the techniques we use on a regular bases.”

Ashley Villalobos, a senior music major, said she was in a quintet that attended the second master class.

“I thoroughly enjoyed it,” Villalobos said. “They had a lot of educational tips on performing well.”

Harrison said he hopes students learned something from the classes.

“With any of our classes we hope students have a better understanding and appreciation for the music they do every day,” Harrison said.

Harrison said they do not perform just to perform, they are showing their creativity.

“We’re in music because we love music, we are passionate about it and we always want to get better at it, whether it is through teaching or performing,” Harrison said. “We’re creating.”

Nuernberger said she likes having brass quintets come to perform at Eastern.

“Last year we had a brass quintet come here and it’s real nice to have someone come here to support music and schools the way they do,” Nuernberger said.

Harrison said performing is something that Axiom Brass enjoys.

“It’s wonderful sharing our music in new venues and experiencing the unique sounds and getting different responses,” Harrison said. “We have music that is very diverse and connects with a lot of different people in many different ways.”

Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected].