The Grammy winning Chestnut Brass Company will be in concert at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, hosted by the Gustavus Artist Series, Saturday, October 8, 2011. CBC’s performance at Gustavus begins at 7:00 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. Tickets for the performance are available online at gustavustickets.com and can also be purchased at the door.
This performance marks the second concert by the Chestnut Brass Company at Gustavus. As curators of the sounds of ancient and antique brasses, the CBC has been at the forefront of the period-instrument revival with performances on cornetti, sacbuts, keyed bugles and saxhorns. The quintet continues to collect antique brass instruments and to research the literature and performance practice of these instruments. This extraordinary diversity of repertoire and instrumentation enables the Chestnut Brass Company to offer a variety of exciting, entertaining and innovative programs.
Chestnut Brass has earned international acclaim for brilliant performances on modern and historical brass instruments. Since beginning as a street band in Philadelphia in 1977, they have performed in North and South America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia. The chamber ensemble is active in the performance and commissioning of contemporary music, and has introduced numerous new works to audiences around the country. Composers who have written works for the Chestnut Brass Company, or have been commissioned by the Chestnut Brass Company, include Richard Wernick, Peter Schickele, Leslie Bassett, Eric Stokes, Theodore Antoniou, Jan Krzywicki, and Paul Basler. The brass quintet has received awards for commissioning and performance from the NEA, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Chamber Music America and Meet the Composer.
Saturday’s performance by the Chestnut Brass Company at Gustavus begins at 7:00 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall. Tickets are available online at gustavustickets.com and at the door.
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