Upcoming Concerts & Performances

Bay Colony Brass

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Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St, West Newton · Newton, MA · baycolonybrass.org

5 upcoming concerts and performances from Bay Colony Brass, with dates, venues and ticket links taken from the organization’s own pages and refreshed weekly. All classical in Greater Boston →

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Sat Nov 7 · 7:30pm

Symphonic Sketches

· · 60 Highland St · · · ·

Bay Colony Brass plays brass arrangements of symphonic movements, the fanfare from Janáček's Sinfonietta, the Trauermarsch from Mahler's Fifth Symphony and the Scherzo from Bruckner's Fourth, then Eric Ewazen's Symphony in Brass after the interval. Founded in 2000, the ensemble is a 20-piece volunteer brass and percussion band drawn from greater Boston, led by music director Philip Sanborn. Students and Card to Culture holders are admitted free.

$20 general admission; Card to Culture and students free

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Merry & Bright
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Sat Dec 5 · 7:30pm

Merry & Bright

· · 60 Highland St · · · ·

Bay Colony Brass shares the evening with the Highland Glee Club Men’s Chorus in a holiday programme of a Joy to the World fantasy, a suite from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Greensleeves, the Catalan carol Fum, Fum, Fum and Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, most in arrangements by DiLorenzo. Founded in 2000, the band is a 20-piece volunteer brass and percussion ensemble led by music director Philip Sanborn.

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Holiday Cheer
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Sat Dec 12 · 7:30pm

Holiday Cheer

· · 280 Main St · ·

Bay Colony Brass plays a holiday programme built on arrangements for brass: a Joy to the World fantasy, Greensleeves and the Catalan carol Fum, Fum, Fum by DiLorenzo, a suite from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker arranged by Allen, and Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride. Established in 2000, the band is a 20-piece ensemble of volunteer brass and percussion players from greater Boston, led by music director Philip Sanborn.

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How Suite It Is
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Sat Feb 27 · 7:30pm

How Suite It Is

· · 60 Highland St · · · ·

Bay Colony Brass gives an evening of suites: Thomas Tyra’s Suite for Brass & Timpani, Percy Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy, dances from Tielman Susato’s La Danserye, Elgar’s Severn Suite and Debussy’s Children’s Corner, the last four in arrangements, plus a new work by Shon Brown. The band, founded in 2000, is a 20-piece volunteer brass and percussion ensemble led by music director Philip Sanborn.

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A Little "Flight" Music
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Sat May 8 · 7:30pm

A Little "Flight" Music

· · 60 Highland St · · · ·

Bay Colony Brass plays orchestral works in brass arrangements: “Mercury” from Holst’s The Planets, the suite from Stravinsky’s The Firebird, Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, with a new work in the second half. The band, founded in 2000, is a 20-piece volunteer brass and percussion ensemble from greater Boston, led by music director Philip Sanborn.

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