Western Brass Quintet to present CD release concert

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Western Brass Quintet will present a CD release concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.

The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors and $5 for students, and are available from Miller Auditorium online or by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858.

The concert will feature music from the quintet's latest recording, titled "For Then and Now." The disc includes works by Claudio Monteverdi, Pierre Jalbert, Laurence Bitensky, André Lafosse, Richard Peaslee and former WMU School of Music Director David Colson.

Bullock Music Performance Institute

Established in the fall of 1985 and renamed in 1988 in honor of its founder, the institute's mission is to add to the already rich cultural life of Kalamazoo by creating opportunities to develop closer personal and artistic ties between audience and performer. The institute has presented events ranging from formal evening concerts to daytime educational outreach events for students and local audiences of all ages.

For more information about the Wednesday evening concert series, call (269) 387-4704 or (269) 387-4678, or visit wmich.edu/music.

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