October 2017
Cry of the Celts
Brass Band Northwest invites you to our fall concert, Cry of the Celts. This program features several works from Great Britain displaying the indomitable spirit of that nation. Herbert Howells is most known for his lyric works for chorus or organ and Suite Pageantry shows this lyric tendency especially in the second movement, Cortege. Nimrod is the emotional core of Elgars most popular work, Enigma Variations and figures prominently in the recent movie, Dunkirk. Our program concludes with Cry of…
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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…
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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 DiLorenzo: Joy to the World Traditional: The…
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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 of Four Minute Mile by Judith Bingham to the slapstick fun of the Blues Brother Medley. Brass Band Northwest endeavors to provide opportunities for talented young musicians and are proud to feature Jonathan Holder, cornet and Eric Thurston, bass trombone, on this concert. Jonathan…
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