STOCKER ARTS CENTER TO HOST “CANADIAN BRASS” QUINTET

Horn lovers are sure to have a memorable experience when “Canadian Brass” sounds off at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, January 21 at Lorain County Community College’s Stocker Arts Center.

Tickets are $27 and $34 each and can be ordered online at www.lorainccc.edu/stocker, or by calling the Stocker Arts Center box office at 800-995-5222 (ext. 4040) from 12-6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets are also available at the box office, located in the lobby of the Stocker Arts Center.

The virtuosi of “Canadian Brass” have made the quintet an exciting vehicle for serious concert music. The group sprang from modest and highly experimental roots in Toronto, Ontario, in 1970. Thanks to their pioneer status, the quintet developed a unique character and rapport with audiences that has been emulated by many other ensembles. The group masters the gamut of concert presentations — from formal classical concerts to music served up with lively dialogue and theatrical effects. Their more than 60 recordings to date include works by Purcell, Vivaldi, Pachelbel, Beethoven and Wagner — all in meticulously crafted transcriptions that are setting new musical traditions in brass performance. The "fabulous five" spend most of their time on tour, gaining an international following for their performances, which offer a large variety of musical styles.

January 4, 2010