MUSIC

The Concord Band is thrilled to welcome five outstanding young professional musicians from the Boston area to share the stage at their Winter Concert. The award-winning Triton Brass Quintet will be guest soloists for an exciting and dynamic program, led by Music Director James O'Dell, which will take place at 8 pm on March 3, 2012 at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden in Concord.

The quintet will perform Five Concord Diversions for Brass Quintet and Band by James Curnow, commissioned by the Concord Band and premiered in 1987, and the Concertino for Brass Quintet and Band by John Cheetham. In addition, the quintet's Andrew Sorg will be featured on flugelhorn in an arrangement of the Adagio movement from Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, arranged by Concord Band Music Director Emeritus William G. McManus. Also on the program are Go by Samuel Hazo, Festivo by Edward Gregson, and Florentiner March by Julius Fu?ík.

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Triton Brass is an exciting musical collaborative comprising five of the region's most promising young talents: Stephen Banzaert and Andrew Sorg, trumpets; Shelagh Abate, French horn; Wesley Hopper, trombone; and Jobey Wilson, tuba. Triton Brass were prize winners at the 2005 Lyon International Chamber Music Competition, 2003 Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition, and semi-finalists at the Concert Artists Guild Competition. Triton members are in their second year as artists-in-residence at The Boston Conservatory, where the group serves as both performers and instructors, and are proud to be faculty and co-hosts for the Atlantic Brass Quintet International Seminar.

Originating from all corners of the United States, the members of the Triton Brass are now New England area freelance musicians, performing in a wide variety of settings in and around Boston. Triton gave its first public performance in 2001 and is proud of the fact that the same five individuals continue making music together today.

The concert begins at 8:00 pm in The Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden Street in Concord on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Tickets are $15 each ($5 for students and seniors) and are available at the door.

The Concord Band, founded in 1959, is one of the leading community concert bands in the United States. It is well known for its innovative programming and the exceptional quality of its commissioned pieces. It presents both formal and Pops concerts throughout the year. Thousands attend its summer concerts each year at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts.