If you’re interested in joining the low brass section, sign up here!

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Welcome to Low Brass! Emphasis on LOW. And BRASS. Although we regularly receive requests from players of lesser instruments begging us to let them join our illustrious and elite section, being the single most exclusive section of the MOB, we play only the following instruments among our ranks:

• Trombone (alto trombone also included for some reason)

• Baritone

• Euphonium

• Bass Trumpet

• Tuba/Sousaphone (contras not welcome)

• Sackbut

• Conch? (Pending executive approval)

Additional requirements to be a member of Low Brass are:

• None.

As long as you are willing to play one of the aforementioned instruments, you can become a member of Low Brass! No experience is required. You don’t even necessarily need to be a student at Rice! However, as the most powerful section of the MOB, it is our collective duty to reaffirm our supremacy by:

• Playing as LOUD as possible at all times (mandatory)

• Exerting DOMINANCE over high brass and percussion by exhibiting superior section camaraderie (mandatory)

• Attending weekly section dinners to reinforce said section camaraderie (not mandatory but it should be)

• Playing our section music as often as possible to intimidate the lesser sections (mandatory)

• Attending weekly sectionals to ensure the quality of our pristine (and also loud) section sound (not mandatory I guess)

As a member of Low Brass, you may also witness the following:

• The Mike Bloomgren Show™ at Fuddruckers

• Banter regarding choice members of the faculty and administration (you know who they are)

• Various languages that I do not understand

• Mysterious cult dynamics

• Barbie movies (only the good ones hopefully)

• Chef Roger’s mystery meals

• Uninformative political, social, and religious commentary

• More people named Ryan than I care to count

• Spontaneous section bonding opportunities

Glory to Low Brass!

– Ryan Pai, Low Brass Section Leader