Canadian Brass To Perfroms at the Van Wesel Performing Arts Hall 12/29

CANADIAN BRASS will perform at the VAN WEZEL PERFORMING ARTS HALL on Wednesday, December 29 at 8 p.m.

Five tremendous brass musicians -Chuck Daellenbach (tuba), Christopher Coletti and Brandon Ridenour (trumpets), Keith Dyrda (trombone) and Eric Reed (horn)- form the legendary CANADIAN BRASS. The group came together in 1970 when friends Chuck Daellenbach and Gene Watts decided to form a brass quintet - a chamber music setting not entirely new, but never before having garnered the success and storied career CANADIAN BRASS would achieve over the next 40 years. Three empty chairs were quickly filled and the group's imagination and talent elevated the art of the brass quintet to what it is today. CANADIAN BRASS' varied repertoire features brass standards as well as a wide-ranging library of original arrangements created especially for them. These include the works of Renaissance and Baroque masters, Classical works, marches, holiday favorites, ragtime, Dixieland, Latin, jazz, big band, Broadway and Christian music as well as popular songs and standards. Having started with a very limited base, CANADIAN BRASS has created their own musical world by transcribing, arranging and commissioning more than 200 works.

With a discography of over 90 albums and an extensive world-wide touring schedule, CANADIAN BRASS is an important pioneer in bringing brass music to mass audiences everywhere. They have sold well over 2 million albums worldwide, and continue to score Billboard chart positions. They were the first brass ensemble from the West to perform in the People's Republic of China as well as the first brass group to take the stage at the venerable Carnegie Hall. Millions of television viewers have seen CANADIAN BRASS on The Tonight Show, Sesame Street, Entertainment Tonight, and more. Education plays a key role in the group as they are the chamber quintet-in-residence at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.

"These are the men who put brass music on the map: with their unbeatable blend of virtuosity, spontaneity and humor, they brighten the rosters of concert halls, international festivals and orchestra series throughout the world. " --Washington Post

Ticket prices range from $10 to $40. For more information and to buy tickets, contact the Van Wezel Box office at (941) 953-3368 or log onto www.vanwezel.org. This show is sponsored by Wilde Lexus of Sarasota.

Date of Show: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $10-$40.

 

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