Events Calendar
May 28, 2023 - Afternoon of Brass: WORCESTER: Memorial Weekend Spectacular, to be held at Mechanics Hall 321 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 (USA). The concert begins at 3:00pm.Don’t miss your opportunity to experience the staggering power and razor-sharp precision of BOSTON SYMPHONY & POPS BRASS. Magnificent music, cosmic classics and family favorites just before Memorial Day!
For more information including links for LIVESTREAM (TBD) visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afternoon-of-brass-2-worcester-memorial-weekend-spectacular-tickets-431275405347
Personnel for the event includes:
Emcee: Brian McCreath
Director: Lawrence Isaacson
Program
“Crown Imperial Coronation March” Sir William Walton arr. David Drage
“Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)" Sergei Prokofiev arr. Joseph Kreines {with a Special Lecture & Monologue presentation by Shakespearean scholar Robert Lublin, PhD. Professor of Theatre Arts, UMASS Boston}
"Taps" and "Retreat" Daniel Adams Butterfield arr. Thomas Knox
“American the Beautiful” Samuel Ward (lyrics Katharine Lee Bates) arr. Stephen Bulla
"Finlandia" Jean Sibelius arr. Joseph Kreines
INTERMISSION
"Irish Tune from County Derry" Percy Grainger arr. Joseph Kreines
"Variations on America" Charles Ives arr. Eric Crees
“Nimrod from Enigma Variations" Edward Elgar arr. Joseph Kreines
“Resurrection Symphony Finale” Gustav Mahler arr. Stephen Bulla
"Semper Fidelis March" John Philip Sousa