Weekend catch-up and It's Election Day!
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Chicago Brass
We went to a wonderful concert on Friday night at the Wolf Performance Hall to hear the Chicago Brass, a truly terrific brass quintet. They performed a varied and expansive repertoire, played with great skill and musicality.
- Anthony DiLorenzo: Fire Dance
- Anthony DiLorenzo: Fire Dance
- Fisher Tull: Exhibition
- Michael Kamen: Brass Quintet
- Morley Calvert: Three Dance Impressions
- Daniel Anderson: Huapango
- Ignacio Calvo (arr. Jay Lichtmann): Andean
- Astor Piazzolla (arr. Bob Driggs): Maria De Buenos Aires
- Astor Piazzolla (arr. Serdar Cizmeci): Oblivion
- Antonio Carlos Jobim (arr. Bob Driggs): Girl from Ipanema
- Aaron Copland (arr. James Mattern): Old American SongsFisher Tull: Exhibition
- Michael Kamen: Brass Quintet
- Morley Calvert: Three Dance Impressions
- Daniel Anderson: Huapango
- Ignacio Calvo (arr. Jay Lichtmann): Andean
- Astor Piazzolla (arr. Bob Driggs): Maria De Buenos Aires
- Astor Piazzolla (arr. Serdar Cizmeci): Oblivio
- Antonio Carlos Jobim (arr. Bob Driggs): Girl from Ipanema
- Aaron Copland (arr. James Mattern): Old American Songs
We really enjoyed hearing them! They also gave a couple of shout-outs to the quintessential, groundbreaking Canadian Brass.