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Tim Zimmerman and the King's Brass
provide innovative worship for young and old alike through the "best in sacred brass music." By teaming together, these Christian professionals from around the United States perform their original arrangements as heard on their fifteen recordings. For forty years, The King's Brass have performed over one hundred concerts each season with three trumpets, three trombones, a tuba, keyboards, and percussion. Playing a wide variety of music from Gabrieli to hymn classics, from Handel to jazz spirituals, from Christmas carols to patriotic marches, The King's Brass uses all corners of the concert hall to lift hearts and spirits in praise.
FORMER MEMBERS
RAVE REVIEWS
member pic GREGORY ALLEY
Currently, Greg is the trumpet instructor at Hope College, Calvin College and Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Prior to teaching, he was a member of the West Point Band in New York for twenty-three years.  His music degrees are from Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids and Michigan State University.  Greg is an active clinician and has presented at Brigham Young University, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Norwegian Academy of Music and Interlochen Arts Academy. He and his wife Deb, have four grown daughters and live in Hudsonville, Michigan. Greg is an active photographer and loves sailing the boat he built with his daughter.
member pic KYLE DAVIDSON
Originally from Cleveland, Tennessee, Kyle grew up in the Chattanooga area on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains. He lives in Newport, Tennessee, with his wife Daven, recently receiving his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in trombone performance at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Davidson also holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree from Lee University. He is a member of Appalachia: A Southeastern Wind Symphony and is an instructor at Tusculum University in Greenville, Tennessee & Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Outside of music, Kyle loves exploring Newport with his dog, reading, and learning how to cook.
member pic REBECCA EDMISTON
Pianist and organist, Rebecca Edmiston lives in Tallahassee, FL where she is pursuing a Doctor of Music degree in Collaborative Piano at Florida State University. Rebecca has worked at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Traverse City, Michigan and the Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. Originally from Virginia, she earned B.M. degrees in Piano Performance and Music Education at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. She recently recorded Sacred Piano Arrangements by Lenny Seidel, her former teacher, which can be found on all digital streaming platforms. Rebecca enjoys outdoor activities such as kayaking, hiking, and gardening.
member pic JACOB FULKERSON
Jacob is a student at the University of North Texas pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance. He holds a Master of Music degree from Bowling Green State University, a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors degree from Carnegie Mellon University and is an Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar. Jacob is a licensed music educator, published composer, and a performer at the Vienna Summer and Miami Music Festivals. While in middle school, he saw The King’s Brass play a concert in the Toledo area. Jacob is thrilled to come full circle and be a member of the group. Originally from the great state of Michigan, he enjoys spending time with family, friends, and playing fetch with his two dogs, Buddy and Bear.
member pic DASOM KWON
a native of South Korea, Dasom is a sought-after pianist across the United States. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Ohio State University where her teaching and performances skills were recognized with consecutive Outstanding Graduate Teaching Associate awards. Dasom has also completed dual master’s degrees in piano performance and collaborative piano at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, receiving the Graduate Assistantship and Artman Straub Scholarships. Dr. Kwon holds teaching positions at Xavier and Northern Kentucky Universities as an adjunct faculty member and collaborative pianist. She enjoys finding a park and taking a walk wherever she goes.
member pic COLTON MORRIS
Dr. Colton Morris is a percussionist from Durham, North Carolina, who currently teaches at his alma mater, Tennessee Tech University and Stevens Street School of Performing Arts, both in Cookeville, TN. He formerly taught in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has performed with the Holland Symphony Orchestra. In the Washington DC area, Colton has worked with the Arlington Philharmonic, DC Concert Orchestra, Great Noise Ensemble and as assistant music director at Centreville Baptist Church in Virginia. He also holds degrees from George Mason University and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Colton loves exploring the outdoors, and you’ll always find him “stuck” in a book!
member pic NATE PETERSEN
Nate is from the Orlando area and is a graduate of the University of South Florida in Tampa. Presently, he is pursuing his master’s degree in bass trombone performance at The University of Cincinnati's Conservatory of Music. Nate has performed with The Venice Symphony in Venice, Florida and often plays at his home church, Saint Andrew's Chapel in Sanford, Florida. He performed at the 2023 International Trombone Festival as a member of the Sokolowski Trombone Project. Nate is a composer and has written many original compositions and arrangements for trombone chamber ensembles. In his free time, he enjoys reading, gaming and hiking the great outdoors.
member pic TONY SANDERS
Dr. Anthony (Tony) Sanders is a trumpet player currently based in Morehead, Kentucky. Originally from Brooten, Minnesota, he is also a collaborative pianist, organist, and conductor. Dr. Sanders is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Morehead State University where he teaches the trumpet studio, conducts the MSU Concert Band, performs with the Faculty Brass Quintet, and teaches Brass Methods and Ear Training. He holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (DMA), North Dakota State University (MM), and Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota (BM). When not practicing, Tony enjoys road cycling, cooking, classic films and video games.
member pic KOLBE SCHNOEBELEN
Also from Iowa City and Joey’s brother, Kolbe is a student at The University of Iowa pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Trombone Performance and a Bachelor of Accounting degree in the Business Department. He was selected to the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy, Jazz Band of America, Honor Band of America and competed as a semifinalist at the Southeast Trombone Symposium solo competition. Kolbe has played with Joe Mattingly’s Newman Singers, Jim McDonough and his Orchestra, Blake Shaw’s Big(ish) Band and the Iowa Brass Band. He is also a member of the award-winning Clinton Street Quartet. When not playing music, he cheers on the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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TIM ZIMMERMAN
Director of The King's Brass, Tim received his graduate degree in Trumpet Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been a member of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and has assisted with orchestras in the Midwest and East Coast. For thirteen years, Tim served as Chairman of the Music Department at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. He has also taught at Taylor and Indiana Wesleyan Universities in central Indiana. Tim and his wife Beckie, have four grown children and a very cute grandson. They live in sunny Fort Myers, Florida.