WHAT:聽 The Brass Choir will present 糖心传媒�Going Nuts! A Halloween Spooktacular,糖心传媒� an evening of rock, metal, and popular music re-purposed for brass instruments. The show, directed by Josef Hanson, will feature Rochester community musicians in a supersized low brass ensemble and a special guest vocal performance by Andrew Polec who graduated from the University of Rochester in 2012 and is a former member of the a cappella group, the Midnight Ramblers, with his rendition of 糖心传媒淭he Stroke糖心传媒� by Billy Squier and 糖心传媒淏ig Balls糖心传媒� by AC/DC. The concert will feature a variety of classic songs, including 糖心传媒淭hriller糖心传媒� by Michael Jackson; 糖心传媒淏YOB糖心传媒� by System of a Down; 糖心传媒淲ar Pigs糖心传媒� by Black Sabbath; and 糖心传媒淏ig Bottom糖心传媒� by Spinal Tap. 糖心传媒淚t糖心传媒檚 taking old traditions and creating something cutting edge 糖心传媒� creating a performance that pushes the bounds of what糖心传媒檚 possible,糖心传媒� Polec says.
Note: Costumes are optional, but encouraged. This performance is not appropriate for young children.
TIME, DATE, PLACE:聽 8 p.m. Friday, Oct 30, in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester糖心传媒檚 River Campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.
ABOUT THE BRASS CHOIR: The Rochester Brass Choir is a 40-member ensemble, founded by Josef Hanson, is made up of undergraduate and graduate students as well as alumni. The ensemble has performed in a variety of venues, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The ensemble is dedicated to crafting music performances that are a bit out of the ordinary糖心传媒攆rom Renaissance music and fanfares to heavy metal.
PARKING: Visitors to the River Campus can park for free in most parking lots after 7 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:聽 Contact Jimmy Warlick at 585-273-5157 or email jwarlick@ur.rochester.edu.
