Above: NC Brass Band at Brendle Recital Hall, Brian Meixner directing. Photo by J Farley.
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Celebrate with the North Carolina Brass Band all year as this essential NC ensemble celebrates its tenth year of performances! Opening September 27 with Pipes & Drums, the NCBB has a fun season planned.
Pipes & Drums
This season-opening program is offered in Greensboro on September 27 and Winston-Salem on September 29 – click for calendar listings. NCBB welcomes virtuoso organist, Evan Currie, to join the NCBB for inspirational performances at two of the Triad’s most magnificent churches. These unique concerts promise to be memorable experiences for music lovers of all kinds, and feature the famous finale to Saint-Saens’ “Organ Symphony,” a classic in the organ repertoire, reimagined for brass ensemble. The NCBB begins its tenth season in style! You don’t want to miss it!
Program to include:
Grand Choeur Dialogué: Eugène Gigout
Highland Cathedral: Michael Korb, Ulrich Roever; arr. Howard Lorriman
Keystone Celebration: John Cheetham
Hymn of Praise: Kevin Kaska
The Great Gate of Kiev: Modest Mussorgsky; arr. Naulais/Moren
Canzon duodecimi toni: Giovanni Gabrieli; arr. Robert King
Fugue in E Minor, “The Wedge,” BWV 548: Johann Sebastian Bach
War March of the Priests: Felix Mendelssohn; arr. Gordon Langford
Evensong: Robert Bernat
Finale to Symphonie No. 3 in C minor, “Organ Symphony,” Op 78: Camille Saint-Saëns; arr. Mortimer/Moren
Tenth Anniversary Season
Visit NCBB’s website for full season schedule: www.ncbrassband.org.
The season will continue with annual favorite Christmas Wrapped in Brass on December 6 and 7, featuring soprano Lindsay Kesselman in classical and popular holiday favorites. The final celebration culminates in NCBB’s Birthday Bash on March 21 and 22, 2025, and will feature guest artist Gunhild Carling in a jazzy program.
Learn more about the upcoming season in Emmeline MacMillian’s preview article here.
