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Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet to play WCU

ae brassThe Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet will present its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Coulter Building at Western Carolina University.

Members of the SMBQ, the quintet-in-residence at WCU, are P. Bradley Ulrich, trumpet; David Ginn, trumpet; Travis Bennett, horn; Mike Schallock, tuba; and Zsolt Szabo, trombone. The program will consist of “Street Song” by Michael Tilson Thomas, “Blues for Brass” by Richard Roblee, “Adagio” by Samuel Barber, “Animal Ditties” by Anthony Plog, “Blue Skies” by Irving Berlin and “Recruiting Songs” by Hungarian composer Antal Farkas.

The SMBQ will be touring Hungary and Romania in May 2015 and will perform concerts and give clinics during the tour. In addition, a WCU student ensemble, Bach’s Five, will be joining the quintet for performances on the tour.

Free.

828.227.3274.

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