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The DFT Communications Pops Series at Rockefeller Arts Center opens Friday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. with Boston Brass.
For 25 years, Boston Brass has set out to establish a one-of-a-kind musical experience. From exciting classical arrangements, to upbeat arrangements of jazz standards and the best of the original brass quintet repertoire, Boston Brass treats audiences to a unique brand of entertainment which captivates all ages.
The popular ensemble returns to Rockefeller Arts Center at the State University of New York at Fredonia on Friday, Oct. 22 for an 8 p.m. performance in King Concert Hall.
This is a DFT Communications Pops Series event sponsored by WDOE 1410 AM and 96 KIX FM as part of the Lake Shore Savings Season.
The ensemble last performed here in 2006 and is, according to Rockefeller Arts Center Director Jefferson Westwood, “wildly popular.”
“They are very good entertainers,” Mr. Westwood said. “They relate well to audiences and they have a sense of humor.”
A Boston Brass concert is an evening of great music and boisterous fun – filled with humor and personality that bridges the ocean of classical formality to delight audiences. The philosophy of Boston Brass is to provide audiences with a wide selection of musical styles in unique arrangements, provided in a friendly and fun atmosphere.
The ensemble – Jose Sibaja (trumpet), Jeff Conner (trumpet), Chris Castellanos (French horn), Lance LaDuke (trombone/euphonium) and Andrew Hitz (tuba) – performs more than 100 concerts each year at educational venues and jazz festivals.
In addition to solo performances, Boston Brass regularly performs with orchestras, bands, organ, jazz bands and a variety of other ensembles. They have performed in 49 states and 21 countries.
The band has also conducted master classes around the world including sessions and residencies at the Eastman School of Music, Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, Peabody Conservatory of Music, University of North Texas, Royal Academy of Music in London, and Mahidol University in Bangkok.
Boston Brass helped raise more than $100,000 for VH1’s Save the Music program, giving musical instruments to schools in need. They have been featured educators and performers at the Mid West Band and Orchestra Clinic, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, Music Educators National Conference events, American Bandmaster Association Conference and at The American Band College.
Since 2006, Boston Brass has served as Artist/Educational Ambassadors for Jupiter Band Instruments.
Boston Brass has been featured on The CBS Early Show, National Public Radio’s “Performance Today,” The Great American Brass Band Festival and has recorded several diverse albums. “Latin Nights,” their latest offering, features a collection of some of the greatest classical and jazz works by Latin composers and performers and features the legendary drummer Steve Gadd, the beautiful voice of Talita Real, percussion and guitar. Other albums include “Ya Gotta Try,” featuring music from Horace Silver, Chick Corea and Dizzy Gillespie, produced by legendary jazz recording genius Rudy van Gelder and “Within Earshot,” featuring classical works.
Boston Brass has two holiday recordings, “Christmas Bells are Swingin’,” and “The Stan Kenton Christmas Carols,” featuring the Boston Brass All-Stars Big Band playing the truly phenomenal charts made popular by the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
