Meet the Musicians

David Jenvey is a lifelong resident of Ypsilanti, Michigan where he resides with his two cats Simon and Rocky. Performing since the age of 10, David has played for numerous churches and organizations throughout southeast Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. He has spent several years performing with Dr. Michal Burkhardt (artistic organ professor at EMU) at  St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church premiering numerous compositions of Michael’s on trumpet, percussion, and baroque recorder, in addition to compositions of his own.

David studied trumpet under Kiri Tollaksen (a world renowned specialist in early music), the legendary Carter Eggers of EMU, and Dr. Ross Turner (Principal trumpet of the Windsor Symphony). 

Currently, David performs with the Dodworth Saxhorn Band of Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Ann Arbor, teaches trumpet lessons with the Ypsilanti Youth Orchestra, and is a founding member of the Chicago Road Brass Quintet of Saline. David has also performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, taught private lessons at the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor and was the composer in residence for the school making custom arrangements for their orchestras.

David has had numerus small and large ensemble compositions premiered including several band and orchestra compositions at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids, a Trumpet choir composition in Domersleben Germany, multiple brass quintet works, and some works performed by middle school and high school bands and orchestras in the area.

Kelby is originally from Churchville, NY where he studied Acoustics and Music at the University of Hartford and Hartt School in Hartford CT.

Kelby has studied trumpet with Paul Shewan (Rochester Philharmonic), Kevin Cobb (American Brass Quintet), and Jay Lichtmann (Hartford Symphony), and since moving to southeast Michigan in 2013 has played in a variety of ensembles, including the Motor City Brass Band, Dodworth Saxhorn Band, and Livonia Symphony.

Kelby now lives in Ypsilanti with his wife Hannah and their three cats: Pinto, Guillermo, and Queso. 

    Dianne Newberry lives in Saline Michigan with her husband, Troy, and their furry Golden doodle friend, Remy. They have two adult children, Eric (and his wife Lauren) and Meagan. 

Dianne currently works as a board certified music therapist. She also received a degree in music education from Eastern Michigan University where she studied horn with Dr. Willard Zirk. Over her career, Dianne has taught music in public and private schools, led youth church choirs, and served as vocal coach for the Saline Fiddlers. She has taught private horn lessons to young students for over forty years. She plays horn professionally in pit orchestras, and currently plays in the Grosse Ile Woodwind Quintet and the Chicago Road Brass Quintet. 

  Denzel Donald, born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and trombone player within the Chicago Road Brass quintet, has a passion for performing, teaching, and composition.

Denzel started playing the trombone in the fifth grade and has been playing ever since. The love for music allowed him to perform at many events: churches, weddings, concerts, etc. For Denzel, music is something that allows him to be expressive and energetic and loves to share his musical experiences with everyone.

Traveling to Europe and Central America, Denzel was given the opportunity to perform at an international Jazz Fest in both Panama and Italy, with the Wayne State University Jazz Orchestra, with international jazz artists, as well as traveling to Africa to teach the youth some of the basics of playing instruments and learning music while learning about their cultures. 

Bernhard Kirchner holds degrees from Eastern Michigan University and the University of Akron. Some of his former teachers include Willard Zirk, horn, William Hoyt, horn, Louis Stout, horn, JR Smith, tuba, Tucker Jolly, tuba, and Jerry Young, euphonium/tuba. He received several awards and scholarships while in college, and won a concerto competition where he played Hindemith's Horn Concerto.

Unique among brass players for his unusual doubling on horn and tuba, and under the title of "brass specialist", he has also trained himself to play all of the brass instruments, as well as the woodwinds (including recorders), to a large degree of proficiency; for example, performing the Poulenc Sextour for a college recital (the bassoon part); at Interlochen All-State Band was 2nd chair euphonium. On some occasions he has been known to play a veritable mix of both brass and woodwind instruments. 

In addition to holding the Principal Horn position for five years in Lake St. Clair Symphony (now defunct, also subbed on tuba and trumpet), he held the same position in the Macomb Symphony from 1997-2015, and has been 4th Horn in Mansfield Symphony (OH; 1994-1996); once doubled on trumpet and horn), and currently 4th Horn in Jackson Symphony since 2004 (once doubling on trombone and horn), has subbed with Kalamazoo Symphony and Erie Philharmonic, and is on sub lists for several regional orchestras, including Warren, Oakland, Livonia (once doubling on saxophone and horn), and Rochester, where he once subbed as principal tuba. He was Solo Tenor Horn with the British-style Oakland Brass Band (now called Five Lakes Silver Band) for their first two seasons. 

He played for several years with Michigan Chamber Brass, and subbed in two local brass quintets - Light Metal Band (horn), and Artistry in Brass (tuba). Some of his freelance work has included recording film scores, playing alto trombone in Mozart Requiem; he has sung in the brass voice section of both the Plymouth Oratorio Society and Measure for Measure (men's chorus) for several seasons, and more recently been found playing trumpet, trombone, or tuba with several jazz bands, including Downbeat, Southfield Jazz Orchestra, and Swing City Big Band.

Several CD recordings include Clarion Wind Symphony, two CDs with Measure for Measure, and three CDs with the Dodworth Saxhorn Band, a 19th century style community brass band using authentic instruments and music of the Civil War era. A member and performer since 1998 with this latter ensemble, mostly on Solo Eb Alto but doubling frequently on all sizes, he is their principal arranger and former instrument curator of 12 years; some of his duties have included playing "Taps" at The Henry Ford's Memorial Day ceremony at least 14 times since 1998. Two of their CDs feature several of his arrangements. Most recently, he now has made several arrangement contributions to the newly formed Chicago Road Brass Quintet. His other talent as a cook is sometimes called forth to cater various parties.