Johann Strauss and his entire orchestra even played at the funeral of one of his admirers.
Bands sound exactly like what they look like.
If a band has four trumpets and four trombones, it MUST sound more like Stan Kenton than the Beatles. For Gordon Park's birthday party, I used saxophone, vocalist, piano, bass, and drums. For the Quadrille Ball I use seven violins, two violi, two celli, three woodwinds, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass and drums. Each of these groups looks different and sounds different. Whatever your particular event requires, Bob will design a program that is suitable and unforgettable.