Feb. 24, 2005
Contact: Michele Abba
(805) 756-2406
http://www.music.calpoly.edu
Cal Poly Brass Ensembles to Perform March 6
SAN LUIS OBISPO - The Cal Poly Brass Ensembles will perform an afternoon of standard brass repertoire beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at St. Timothy's Church, 962 Piney Way in Morro Bay.
The brass ensembles, which include a large ensemble, two brass quintets and a tuba quintet, are directed by Music Department faculty member Keith Snell. The ensembles include Cal Poly students from a variety of majors.
Pieces to be performed will include works by Giovanni Gabrieli, Michael Kamen, Joseph Horowitz, J.S. Bach and Henry Purcell.
Snell teaches trumpet at Cal Poly and Cuesta College. He also serves as artistic director for the California Brass Ensemble based in Los Angeles and is a freelance musician and conductor for television and motion picture productions. He has performed with Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Yehudi Menuhin and Aaron Copland.
Tickets to the concert are $5 for students and $8 for the public. They may be purchased at the door.
The concert is sponsored by the Cal Poly Music Department and College of Liberal Arts. For more information, call the Music Department at 756-2406.
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