North Coast Brass

The mission of North Coast Brass is to provide men and women, both young and old, a fun and enriching musical performance experience.  We represent and serve our community with pride and the tradition of excellence and entertainment that defines us.

North Coast Brass, from Erie Pennsylvania, enjoys a long legacy and pays tribute to the former drum and bugle
corps from Erie, including the Erie Thunderbirds, Excalibur, the Lake Erie
Regiment and the Cadets.  Founded in 2014 as a parade corps, the corps quickly became
competitive in the Small Drum Corps Association (SDCA) and the Drum Corps
Associates (DCA) Mini-Corps circuits, and now into the DCI SoundSport
mini-corps circuit.  

 Our membership ranges from high school students to
retirees, and includes alumni of DCI and DCA corps, as well as young members
aspiring to perform in full sized DCI corps in the future.  People of
talent of all ages are welcome to join North Coast Brass. 

North Coast's 2025 musical repertoire includes: A tribute to Frank
Sinatra, Leonard Cohen’s "Hallelujah", and "Make Me Smile" by the band
Chicago.  The music director and conductor is Chuck Lute, Corps director
is Thomas Corso, Assistant Corps director is Alex Welsbacher, Corps president
is Gary Gehrlein, and logistical support coordinators are Sean Bartlett, Jesse
Glenn, Matt Chiaramonte, Katelyn Pisarski, and Dianne Gehrlein.

Come see us perform the day of the Erie Gives event at 12:20 PM, 8/12/25, and thank you for considering North Coast Brass for your Erie Gives 2025 donation!