Abendmusik, the concert series sponsored by Music@MUMC, begins its 2015-2016 season (Back by Popular Demand!) with a concert on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 at 7:30 pm. featuring Imperial Brass under the direction of John Palatucci.
The program will include numbers by Mendelssohn, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and others.
There is a suggested donation of $20 for adults and $15 for senior citizens. Advance tickets are available ($17 adults/$12 seniors) by telephoning the church office, 973-538-2132. Students with ID are admitted Free.
The concert will be presented at Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 Park Place (on the Green), Morristown, NJ. Our facilities are handicapped accessible. There will be a reception following the concert. Please visit our website for more information: www.morristownumc.com.
Imperial Brass (www.imperialbrass.org), founded in 1991, is an all-brass British instrumentation ensemble. The band’s repertoire includes a wide range of styles: Brass band classics, contemporary works, classical arrangements, music from Broadway, popular selections, and the opportunity to perform with world class soloists.
In 1999, the First Annual Montclair Brass Band Festival was inaugurated and continued each year for four years, being produced by Mark Freeh & Sam Bennett and hosted by Imperial Brass. In 2002 Imperial Brass released its 2nd CD, Imperial Brass & Friends, featuring world renowned soloists, Philip Smith, Roger Webster, Warren Vaché and Chris Jaudes. Recently Imperial Brass recorded its third CD, Bone-A-Fide Brass featuring Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic.
Bone-a-Fide Brass is on Summit Records and is available internationally. During the 2006-2007 season, Imperial Brass recorded a Christmas CD, Have Yourself a Brassy Little Christmas featuring Joseph Alessi, Warren Vaché, and Broadway singer Laura Schutter. They also had the honor of performing at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove, NJ on July 4th in collaboration with organist Gordon Turk to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Auditorium’s world-famous organ.
Imperial Brass has performed on the Abendmusik series in 2006 and again in 2012, and have been requested by audiences each season!
Funding has been made possible in part by funds from Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
For further information: 973-538-2132 or www.morristownumc.com.
