Dec. 6: Holiday pops concert
Master Players series to feature Canadian Brass in annual holiday pops concert
8:58 a.m., Nov. 20, 2014--The University of Delaware Master Players Concert Series will continue its 2014-15 season with a concert featuring the world’s leading brass quintet, the Canadian Brass, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, in Mitchell Hall.
The annual Master Players family pops concert brings the holiday spirit to the tri-state community.
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With an international reputation and a brilliant career for 43 years, Canadian Brass has truly earned the distinction of “the world’s most famous brass group.”
The evening will feature virtuoso brass and holiday music arranged for this prestigious ensemble.
Concertgoers are invited to join the Canadian Brass at a CD-signing following their Master Players debut concert, as the quintet will have copies of its internationally released holiday music CD available for purchase.
As part of Master Players' expansion and commitment to education, the annual holiday pops concert is free to anyone 14 and younger accompanied by adults with tickets. This is made possible through donations from the Master Players Advisory Council.
To order advance tickets or discounted subscription series by mail, download the ticket order form or visit the Master Players website. To order by phone, call 302-831-2204.
Tickets for all Master Players events are $25 for adults; $20 for senior adults, alumni, faculty and staff; and $10 for students with ID.
Printed complimentary tickets for 14 and younger (required) will be available to adult ticket buyers by phone or in person only. Up to two complimentary tickets for children 14 and younger will be offered to each paid ticket
Starting this season, online purchase for tickets and pre-paid parking vouchers is available to all.
Also, $5 student rush tickets will also be sold 30 minutes prior to the concert as a special offer from Master Players.
About the ensemble
With an international reputation as one of the most popular brass ensembles today, Canadian Brass was started when friends Chuck Daellenbach and Gene Watts first came together in 1970 to form a brass quintet.
Initially, Watts took on the role of developing new repertoire while Daellenbach was the moving force in marketing, publishing and managing the business. Three empty chairs were quickly filled and together, the group’s imagination and consummate musicianship elevated the art of the brass quintet to what it is today. Here was not only an opportunity to explore the possibilities of an all-brass chamber group but a challenge to bring the sound and the excitement of brass music to new audiences.
Masters of concert presentations, Canadian Brass has developed a uniquely engaging stage presence and rapport with audiences. Each of their concerts will show the full range from trademark Baroque and Dixieland tunes to new compositions and arrangements created especially for them – from formal classical presentation to music served up with lively dialogue and theatrical effects.
The hallmark of any Canadian Brass performance is entertainment, spontaneity, virtuosity and, most of all, fun – but never at the expense of the music. Whatever the style, the music is central and performed with utmost dedication, skill and excellence.
With a discography of over 130 albums and an extensive worldwide touring schedule, Canadian Brass is an important pioneer in bringing brass music to mass audiences everywhere. They have sold well over two million albums worldwide and continue to score Billboard chart positions.
Touring legends with an enthusiastic fan base, the Canadian Brass has played to packed houses everywhere throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, China and Europe.
On numerous occasions Canadian Brass has been invited by the Canadian government to play for visiting heads of states, becoming one of that nation’s greatest resources and musical ambassadors.
Millions of television viewers have had Canadian Brass in their homes with appearances on The Tonight Show, Today and Entertainment Tonight and recently to more than half a billion viewers for Chinese New Year on China’s most popular station.
The varied Canadian Brass repertoire features brass standards as well as a wide-ranging library of original arrangements. These include the works of Renaissance and Baroque masters, classical works, marches, holiday favourites, ragtime, Dixieland, Latin, jazz, big band, Broadway and Christian music, as well as popular songs and standards.
Education plays a key role in the story of Canadian Brass and each member is uniquely attuned to training the next generation of players. On their travels around the world, they often pause for master classes and are more than happy to work with students and young audiences.
Canadian Brass is currently ensemble in residence at the University of Toronto after having been chamber quintet-in-residence for many years at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, and has created an innovative brass summer course at the Eastman School of Music.
Canadian Brass features founding member Chuck Daellenbach (tuba), Christopher Coletti and Caleb Hudson (trumpets), Achilles Liarmakopoulos (trombone) and Bernhard Scully (horn). The Canadian Brass is represented by IMG Artists in New York.