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Opera? Perhaps…

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Many years ago, Civic Music regularly booked recitals by Met superstars (Roberta Peters, Robert Merrill, Brigitte Nielsen) before fees and logistics intervened. Well, we’re now investigating whether we can honor a bit of that history by signing on as a potential co-sponsor to help this community stage (as early as 2018) the sort of semi-informal “opera in the park” summer concert that has proved popular in other Midwest cities. It would be a bonus addition to our five-show series. We’ll keep you posted.

Solid Brass Ensemble – Program

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Music to bring you to your feet! The art of the march and dance!
Saturday, November 18, 2017

Medieval Ceremonial Music – arr. Elizabeth DiSavino
Prince of Denmark’s March – Jeremiah Clarke
Iveson – arr. by John
Sea Songs – Ralph Vaughn Williams, arr. D. Haislip
March of Les Toreadors, from Carmen –  Georges Bizet, arr. D. Haislip

Semper Fidelis – John Philip Sousa
Radetsky March – Johann Strauss arr. D. Haislip
Procession to the Cathedral, from Lohengrin – Richard Wagner, arr. D. Haislip

***Intermission***

Renaissance Dances from “The Danserye” – Tylman Susato, arr. John Iveson

La Mourisque
Bransle Quatre Bransles
Ronde
Basse Danse Bergeret
Ronde – Mon Amy
Pavane Battaille

Big Band Memories

I’m Just a Lucky So and So – arr.iCarl Della Peruti
Tuxedo Junction – arr. Carl Della Peruti

The Wrecking Crew

The Lonely Bull – Sol Lake, arr. D. Haislip
California Girls – The Beach Boys

Bohemian Rhapsody – Freddie Mercury, arr. C. Della Peruti
Who Loves You Pretty Baby – Robert Gaudio and Judy Parker, arr. Carl Della Peruti

For more information about the ensemble, its music, and recordings, contact: Solid Brass, 5 Sunset Drive, Chatham, NJ 07928
tel/fax (973) 701-0674 e-mail haislip@solidbrass.com www.solidbrass.com.

Solid Brass Ensemble – Biographies

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Founded in 1982, SOLID BRASS is recognized by audiences and critics alike as one of the premier brass groups in the country. The members of the ensemble are some of the New York area’s finest musicians who have performed at Lincoln Center with the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera orchestras, NY City Ballet orchestra, numerous Broadway shows, and a host of appearances as orchestral and chamber musicians in the metropolitan area. SOLID BRASS has recorded on the Musical Heritage Society label, Dorian Recordings, Joseph Grado Signature Recordings and Craig Dory Recordings; and has appeared on NJN (PBS) TV’s “The State of the Arts”. Musical arrangements are being published in the SOLID BRASS SERIES of Art of Sound Music (artofsoundmusic.com). SOLID BRASS has been a recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and has performed in Mexico and Canada.

DOUGLAS D. HAISLIP (principal trumpet) is principal trumpet and co-founder of Solid Brass Ensemble. He has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Lincoln Center Summer Ballet Orchestras, New Jersey Symphony, and the Colonial Symphony

CHARLES BUMCROT (trumpet) has appeared as soloist and guest artist with the New England Chamber Symphony. He performs with numerous New York orchestras including the Little Orchestra Society and the New York Choral Society. He teaches trumpet at Kean University and Montclair State University.

JASON BITONTI (trumpet) studied at New England Conservatory and Indiana University (Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance); principal trumpet, New Philharmonic of New Jersey and many other performance credits including Solid Brass Ensemble.

MICHAEL BLUTMAN (trumpet) enjoys a diverse career as a New York City freelance trumpeter and music educator. A graduate of The Juilliard School and the University of Maryland, some of his performing/recording credits include: Sting, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Jonathan Batiste Jazz Band, and Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera.

CARL DELLA PERUTI (trombone) is co-founder of Solid Brass Ensemble. He is a graduate of Ithaca College and The Cleveland Institute of Music. He has been awarded a NJ State Arts Council Fellowship in composition. He is a member of the Colonial Symphony. Carl has been trombone instructor at Rutgers University.

BRUCE EIDEM (trombone) is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. Bruce is principal trombone in Shrek, and was in Gypsy, Crazy for You, and Big. He performed in Christmas Carol annually. Bruce is an expert in both classical and jazz idioms.

HANS MUHLER (trombone) is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music. Hans worked as a brass instrument designer for Yamaha Corporation and has developed his own instrument design and repair business. He frequently appears with many freelance orchestras throughout the metropolitan area.

DON HAYWARD (trombone) is a graduate of the Hartt School of Music and is instructor of trombone at Columbia University. Don frequently plays on Broadway and was a Grammy Award nominee for Mario Bauza’s recording “994 Columbus”.

ADRIENNE OSTRANDER (percussion) is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Music and has performed in several European festivals. Adrienne is the timpanist with the Princeton Symphony and performs with numerous ensembles in New York and New Jersey.

JANET LANTZ (horn) After receiving her Bachelors and Masters degrees at Juilliard, Janet became a member of the Westfield and Colonial Symphonies of New Jersey, the New York Chamber Soloists and has played for over 60 shows on Broadway including Phantom of the Opera.

JONATHAN FOWLER (tuba) Jonathan has received degrees from Rutgers and Temple Universities and the University of Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music. He is the principal tuba player with the Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra and is currently the Instructor of Low Brass at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

A look ahead to next year’s series

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Opening Night for 2018-19 will be Friday, Oct. 12. That’s when Brown County Civic Music will begin its new season with a special Weidner Center organ-recital concert by one of the world’s most dazzling young players, the charismatic Raul Prieto Ramirez, of Barcelona, Spain.  We’ll return to our traditional home, West H.S., in November with a choral concert by the excellent Cantus vocal ensemble. Concerts by the Siberian Virtuosi string ensemble, the classical/jazz crossover combo Janoska, from Vienna, and our customary season finale with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will follow. Watch for more details shortly.

Opera returns, as a summer bonus

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Many years ago, Civic Music regularly featured opera, with visits by such luminaries as the Met’s Roberta Peters and Robert Merrill, before those bookings became cost-prohibitive. We’ll honor that history at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 10, with a special “Opera at the Garden” event in partnership with Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera at the Green Bay Botanical Garden.  A bonus to our five-show series and free with next year’s membership, it will be the sort of semi-informal summer concert that has been popular in other Midwest cities. More details to come.

Remember: April 7 at Ashwaubenon

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Anderson & RoeThere’s something exciting about our third concert beyond the series debut of the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo and the sight of two big, beautiful Steinways side by side, on stage. On April 7, Civic Music will join in celebrating the first season of the new Ashwaubenon Performing Arts Center on the campus of Ashwaubenon High School, 2391 S. Ridge Road, with a unique visit to this 750-seat venue. Doors will open an hour before the 7:30 p.m. start, so there’s plenty of time to look around and get situated.