
Wednesday, July 15, 8:00 p.m.
Strand Theatre, Rockland
Adults $25-$35, $8 for youth ages 18 and under
Empire Brass, one of the world’s great brass quintets, offers a range of audience-friendly works from Prokofiev and Dvořák to the show-stopping tunes of Gershwin and Ellington. Hear them all in one jam-packed concert!
Peformers
Empire Brass Quintet
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Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
- Marc Reese, trumpet
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Gregory Miller, French horn
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Alexei Doohovskoy, trombone
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Kenneth Amis, tuba
Program
Susato - Basse Dance Bergeret
Prokofiev - Morning Dance, from Romeo and Juliet
Prokofiev - Troika, from Lieutenant Kijé
Albinoni - Introduction and Allegro, from Sonata for Violin and Continuo Op.6, No. 5
Dvořák - Slavonic Dance No. 1, Op. 46
Tchaikovsky - Danse Arabe and Dance Russe, from The Nutcracker, Op. 71
de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance, from El Amor Brujo
Mozart - Rondo alla Turka, from Piano Sonata No. 11,K. 331
Traditional - Kesh Jig
Holborne - Gigue
Gerswhin - Piano Prelude No. 2
Willson - 76 Trombones, from The Music Man
Gerswhin - Summertime, from Porgy and Bess
Ellington - It don’t mean a thing (if it ain’t got that swing)
Copland - Simple Gifts, from Appalachian Spring
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