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"They simply have no competition when it comes to the beauty and clarity and accuracy and balance and interaction of their playing--the first phrase of any Empire Brass performance live or on a recording sends a thrill of pleasure through your nervous system."

– The Boston Globe

"If there is a brass quintet that has more charisma, virtuosity and imagination than the Empire Brass, it hasn't yet played Chicago."

– The Chicago Tribune


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ticketsWednesday, July 15, 8:00 p.m.
Strand Theatre, Rockland
Adults $25-$35, $8 for youth ages 18 and under

empire brassEmpire 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
- Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
- Marc Reese, trumpet
- Gregory Miller, French horn
- Alexei Doohovskoy, trombone
- 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

Post-concert reception with the artists immediately following.

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