Brass River In 2005 the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) was producing oil from 146 wells, and operated an export terminal at Brass River. Brass River Crude Oil is a sweet medium light crude. In the 17th and 18th centuries the Portuguese controlled the Brass River, which was closed to British traders and was an outlet for shipping slaves to the Americas. The town of Brass was inaccessible, reached only via the creeks. After 1807 the British began trying to suppress the slave trade. Don Pablo Frexas, in alliance with the chiefs of Brass and Bonny, was the main organizer of the
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