Male Professional Ensemble

Based in Annandale, VA

Based out of the Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. area, the professional male ensemble, Brethren, is a Christian group comprised of 30 singers from all walks of life including professional military musicians, free-lance artists, financial planners, educators, church musicians, a surveyor, a defense contractor, a park ranger, a flight attendant and a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City. In addition, singers hail from nineteen different states in the Union: Alabama, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and, of course, Washington, D.C.

The group actually began in October 2005 when a select group of singers gathered to record a small selection of a cappella hymns (The Hymn Project) as a Christmas gift for one of their mothers. Nine singers met for the first time in a small, basement studio, spent about 10 hours recording some of their favorite hymns, and the rest is, as they say, history. In fact, the group never intended to continue singing together after the project was completed, but God had other plans.

In September 2006, the group Brethren was officially founded with 12 singers and a desire to share their music ministry with the people of the DC/MD/VA area. They didn't know what opportunities lay ahead for this new venture, but they stepped out in faith. In June of 2007, Brethren recorded their second album, Then Christmas Comes, and continued to perform about once a month in local churches. Later that fall, the group grew to 16 members and began to receive invitations to travel outside of the Northern Virginia region and travel they did. During the remainder of 2007, concerts took them to North Carolina, Texas, South Carolina and West Virginia.

Founded - 2006.  

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