Brass River Brass River The Brass River is one of the branches of the Nun River, which in turn is a branch of the Niger River, in the Niger Delta in Nigeria. In the 19th century the river was an important trading route, first for slaves and later for palm oil. Brass River Crude Oil is named for a refinery on the river. The name "Brass" is European, said to have been given to the Nembe coastal villages because they traded for brass pans and neptunes to use for salt boiling. The "Brass Ijo" were all the Ijaw people from Cape Formosa
River Brass high quality brass music. River Brass's concert season typically consists of four concerts: a spring (pre-contest) concert, a summer concert, a fall classics concert, and a holiday concert. Each concert is generally performed multiple times to serve surrounding tri-state cities of Evansville, IN, New Harmony, IN, Owensboro, KY, and Henderson, KY. Common venues are at the University of Evansville, Henderson Community College, Thrall's Opera House in New Harmony, and various schools and libraries across the region. River Brass has been participating in the North American Brass Band Association competition since 2007. Results under the current name "River Brass": 2017: 4th