Season Listing | Program | Biography
Romamolda Hora — Traditional
Cigano — Fafa Lemos
Celtic Dances — Charles Cozens
Cera Una Volta — Rebecca Pellet
Gypsy Fantasia— Jossy Abramovich
The Pipes — Traditional
Meditango — Astor Piazzolla
Bésame Mucho — Consuelo Velasquez
Meditation — Gilles Massenet
Romanian Caravan — Traditional
What a season so far! First we led off in October with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Ensemble. A month later we returned with the Accordion Virtuosi of Russia — some audience members may still be smiling and tapping their toes. Two different styles, but both audience pleasers.
Now in March we’ll feature a return visit from the highly popular Quartetto Gelato.
This Canadian new classical quartet, based in Toronto, Ontario, was formed in 1989 by Peter De Sotto (violin/tenor) and three other musicians. Quartetto Gelato rapidly established themselves on the emerging “new classical” scene, winning the Debut Artist of the Year title in 1996 from NPR Performance Today. They were named “Best Classical Group” in 2010 at the 10th annual Independent Music Awards during Canadian Music Week.
This highly versatile group has a reputation for instrumental expertise on many different instruments. Their repertoire includes a mix of classical masterworks, operatic arias, tangos, gypsy, and folk songs from around the world. Quartetto Gelato also is known for performing without musical scores — and for their sense of humor.
Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk even took their first two CDs into space with him on board NASA’s space shuttle Columbia.
In other words, we have an out-of-this-world concert awaiting us! For more information see the season listing, program, and player bios.
Share the good news about Brown County Civic Music Association. Ask a friend to join you at our next concert. Then invite them to join us as a member. Memberships in Brown County Civic Music Association are also make perfect presents for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, any day. Memberships are earth-friendly with no synthetic chemicals, dyes or perfumes.
Enjoy a tasty meal at Perkins Restaurant on the corner of Shawano and Military Avenue, which donates 10 percent of all sales between 5 and 8 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month to Brown County Civic Music Association!
Brown County Civic Music Association depends on dedicated volunteers to make these concerts part of what we all love about Green Bay. We have numerous opportunities to match your talents and interests, including advertising, history/archives, hosting artists backstage, membership campaign, publicity and marketing, ushers/greeters, talent selection, fundraising and online promotion. We also need a new president to assume leadership beginning in June.
We need your help and invite you to contact us at office@bccivicmusic.org or (920) 338-1801.
For more information, visit our volunteer opportunities page.
Be sure to mark your calendars with these upcoming spring concert dates.
Special thanks go to Donald Salmon, our newest Patron Donor. Please remember Brown County Civic Music Association in your charitable giving. Your support is essential in helping us meet our mission of presenting an annual series of affordably priced concerts performed by outstanding professional artists and ensembles from around the world. We also invite you to remember Brown County Civic Music Association in your estate planning. Brown County Civic Music Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We have been bringing world-renowned performers to Green Bay since 1927. To support BCCMA or learn more, see our Support page.
You’re invited to meet and greet the performers and your concert-going friends at Titletown Brewing Company and nibble on complimentary snacks after the concert. A big thanks to the Titletown Brewing Company for providing the space and the snacks.
Location: Titletown Brewing Company, 200 Dousman St, Green Bay, WI
Every Saturday from 10 am to 11 am on WPNE, 89.3, WPR Host Ruthanne Bessman plays listener’s classical requests on Classics by Request.
Listeners can submit their requests online at http://www.wpr.org/classics-request or call in toll free during the show at 800-442-7106. This is a great chance to get the word out about Brown County Civic Music Association and hear the Isthmus Brass Ensemble perform. Be sure to mention that the Isthmus Brass will be performing at the Brown County Civic Music Association Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in Ralph Holter Auditorium at West High School, Green Bay.
Season Listing | Program | Biography
CONDUCTOR: John Stevens, UW-Madison (Emeritus)
TRUMPETS:
Dave Cooper, UW-Platteville & Madison Symphony
Don Sipe, Carrol University
Jon Schipper, Madisalsa & Phat Phunktion
Brent Turney, UW-Stevens Point
HORN: Ricardo Almeida, Madison Symphony Orchestra
TROMBONES:
Mark Hetzler, UW-Madison
Dylan Chmura-Moore, UW-Oshkosh
Mike Dugan, UW-Whitewater
Mark Hoelscher, UW-Milwaukee
TUBA: Mike Forbes, UW-La Crosse & La Crosse Symphony
PERCUSSION: Keith Lienert, UW-Platteville
Under the direction of brass-icon, John Stevens, and comprised of the finest professional brass players in the Midwestern US, the Isthmus Brass is Wisconsin’s premiere large brass ensemble. Isthmus Brass was established in 2009, through the collaboration of the best and busiest brass players in Southern Wisconsin. They initially performed charitable Christmas concerts but now are active year-round, presenting concerts of varying styles and repertoire in concert series throughout the Midwest. They promote the ideology of energy, entertainment, and eclecticism of virtuosic repertoire — much of it especially arranged for them — showcasing the best of brass music in a variety of musical settings and styles. Their recent, critically-acclaimed Summit Records release of “Isthmus Brass Christmas” was heralded as “…one of the best brass Christmas albums of all time” by American Record Guide.
Ricardo Almeida (horn) is a member of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and performs extensively throughout Southern Wisconsin as a freelance hornist and chamber musician.
Dylan Chmura-Moore (trombone) is Assistant Professor of Music at UW-Oshkosh where he teaches trombone and serves as Director of Orchestral Activities, conducting the University Symphony Orchestra.
Dave Cooper (trumpet) is the Chair of the Department of Music at UW-Platteville and also Associate Professor of Trumpet.
Michael Dugan (trombone) is the Associate Professor of Trombone at UW-Whitewater and has appeared with the Milwaukee Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Mike Forbes (tuba) is the founder and manager of the Isthmus Brass. He is also the Principal Tubist with the La Crosse Symphony and the Instructor of Low Brass at UW-La Crosse.
Mark Hetzler (trombone) is the Associate Professor of Trombone at UW-Madison, a member of the Wisconsin Brass Quintet, and a member of the Empire Brass Quintet from 1996-2012.
Mark Hoelscher (bass trombone) is a member of the Chicago-based Millar Brass Ensemble, an Edwards artist/clinician and Adjunct Professor of Trombone at UW-Parkside and UW-Milwaukee Peck School of Music.
Keith Lienert (percussion) is percussion instructor at UW-Platteville. His performing and teaching career credits include Disneyland’s Collegiate All-Star Show Band and Arizona State University.
Jon Schipper (trumpet) is Director of Bands and Music Dept. Chair at Madison Country Day School in Waunakee, WI and an active freelance trumpeter.
Don Sipe (trumpet) is a member of Present Music, Stained Glass Brass, the Wilson Center Big Band, and the Milwaukee Brass Quintet. He teaches trumpet at Carroll University and conducts the Brass Choir at the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
John Stevens (conductor) has recently retired from the Tuba/Euphonium Professorship at UW-Madison and served twice as the Director of the School of Music.
Brent Turney (trumpet) is an active cross-genre soloist and ensemble player throughout the country and has been Professor of Trumpet at UW-Stevens Point since 2007.
Learn more about the artists at: http://www.IsthmusBrass.com
