Maestro Jamie Hafner will lead the BLUE RIDGE SYMPHONIC BRASS (BRSB) in a free brass concert on Sunday, March 22 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hendersonville. The BRSB, a twenty-plus member brass choir, is dedicated to sharing the unique symphonic brass repertoire with music lovers in our communities. The 4:00 PM concert is free and open to the public (donations accepted). Trinity Presbyterian Church is located at 900 Blythe St.

The program may surprise those not familiar with the wide variety of repertoire possible with a brass ensemble. The concert will feature selections such as Lincolnshire Posy, a collection of six movements based on folksongs collected by British composer Percy Grainger, a brass version of the beautiful Sevilla by Spanish composer Isaac Albeniz and an antiphonal version of a Giovanni Gabrieli Canzona. Selected
movements from French composer Eugene Bozza’s Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cecile will showcase the magnificence of the brass with organ and will feature Trinity Presbyterian’s organist, Stephen Klein. A lighthearted version of the early ragtime tune Nola by Felix Arndt, along with special offerings from the trumpet, French horn and trombone sections will round out the program.

The Blue Ridge Symphonic Brass draws its outstanding musicians from the Brevard, Hendersonville, Asheville and Greenville areas. Many perform with professional orchestras and bands or teach at universities and schools in the region. The ensemble’s instrumentation includes trumpets, horns, euphoniums, trombones, tubas and percussion. Conductor Jamie Hafner is a well known musical personality, having most recently served as Director of Bands at Brevard College. He is Director
Emeritus of Bands at The University of Toledo and Director Emeritus of Education at the Brevard Music Center. Maestro Hafner is also currently the conductor of the Brevard Community Band.

Email the BRSB at brsbrass@gmail.com ~ Visit our website at www.blueridgesymphonicbrass.org