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September 2018
Trilogy in Redmond
Brass Band Northwest bids adieu to summer with a final performance of our pops repertoire at Trilogy in Redmond; a fun mix of light classics and pops with a few surprises promises fun for the whole family. Program to include music by Bernstein, Warlock, Sousa and Gershwin. http://w3w.co/taker.plays.candlelit (Brass Band Northwest uses what3words to locate our events; try it, its fun!)
Find out more »October 2018
The Unfortunate Traveler
Brass Band Northwest opens our season with musical travelogues taken from great literature including Candide, Pilgrims Progress, Romeo and Juliet, and The Unfortunate Traveller. Pilgrim's Progress is a Christian allegory first published in 1678 and continuously in print ever since. Philip Wilby portrays the key moments of the story which are connected by short excerpts from the text. Imogen Holst, daughter of Gustav Holst, wrote The Unfortunate Traveler when she was still in her teens which is based on the picaresque novel…
Find out more »December 2018
Adoration of the Magi
Brass Band Northwest presents an evening of seasonal pops and light classics enjoyable for the whole family. The concert is named for a work by Ottorino Respighi--composer of the popular Pines of Rome--which describes the painting by Botticelli of the same name. The painting depicts the three wise men and the shepherds gathered around the baby. This program will likewise focus on music depicting the those who came to witness the baby. Program includes DiLorenzo: Baltazar - a king's journey…
Find out more »March 2019
The Armed Man – a mass for peace
Seattle Choral Company and Brass Band Northwest under the direction of Freddie Coleman join forces to present The Armed Man - a mass for peace by Karl Jenkins. This hour long work is based on L'Homme armé, a secular melody that was used as the basis for numerous mass settings in the Renaissance. By combining texts from Jewish, Muslim and Christian traditions, Carl Jenkins transforms this music into a plea for world peace.
Find out more »The Armed Man – a mass for peace
Brass Band Northwest and Seattle Choral Company perform The Armed man - a mass for peace by Carl Jenkins. This hour long work is based on L'Homme armé, a secular melody that was used as the basis for numerous mass settings in the Renaissance. By combining texts from Jewish, Muslim and Christian traditions, Carl Jenkins transforms this music into a plea for world peace.
Find out more »June 2019
Celebration!
Brass Band Northwest concludes our season at BelPres with an exuberant explosion of music! This program features exciting music from many genres ranging from the art music style of Celebration by Donald Coakley through the vibrant score from Pirates of the Caribbean by Hans Zimmer to the almost surreal Toy Trumpet of Raymond Scott. Brass Band Northwest endeavors to provide opportunities for talented young musicians and are proud to feature Jonathan Holder, cornet on this concert. Jonathan is a high…
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