Meet the Musicians
Euphonium
Euphonium
Paul Semprit
Euphonium
Paul Semprit
I’m Paul Semprit and I have been playing the euphonium since I was 16 years old. I moved to Tampa and I was looking for a nice band to keep playing and found Tampa Pride Band which has been an huge asset to keep me motivated, feeling the freedom that music bring us while enjoying the pride of being ourselves and the inclusion of our diverse community.
I encourage that many other passionate musicians could join us and share your talent, spreading the universal language of universe that unites and heal souls,…MUSIC.
Saxphone
Brayden Mandel
Brayden Mandel
Brayden Mandel is currently an 8th grade band student at Barrington Middle School. He has played alto saxophone for the past two and half years. He is a superior rated soloist by the Florida Bandmaster Association in 2019 and principal alto saxophone in the Barrington Advanced Band and Thunderbolt Jazz Ensemble. Next year he will join the Wolfpack Band at Newsome High School.
Alto Saxphone
Matt Thompson
Alto Saxphone
Matt Thompson
I joined the Tampa Bay Pride Band because concert band has always been a huge passion of mine, and I wanted to strengthen that passion with fabulous musicians and people that are in the Greater Tampa Bay Area. I moved here from Omaha, NE and wanted (more like needed) to make friends! I have been with the band for about a year and a half now, with hopefully many more to come!
You should join the Tampa Bay Pride Band if you want to have an absolute blast creating music with other likeminded and passionate individuals! It doesn’t matter if you haven’t touched your instrument in years, brush the cobwebs off and get your butt down here for the first rehearsal of the year!!!! We are a supportive bunch 😉
