Western Brass Quintet to welcome new member, perform
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As part of the Bullock Music Performance Institute Series, the Western Brass Quintet welcomes its newest member Dr. Robert White with a performance of music from their latest CD at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
The concert will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Dan Jacobson, Western Michigan University professor of music. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors and $5 for students, and are available from Miller Auditorium at millerauditorium.com/som or by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858.
Dr. Robert White
Dr. White has an active career as an orchestral, chamber, commercial and solo trumpeter. He appears frequently with such ensembles as the Detroit Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, the Motor City Brass Quintet, and the Blossom Music Festival Orchestra in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. White has also served as a guest principal trumpet with the Detroit and Grand Rapids Symphonies and has played in Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Robert White holds Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Trumpet Performance and Literature from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, as well as a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Western Michigan University.
Western Brass Quintet
Founded in 1966, the Western Brass Quintet is one of the most distinguished brass chamber music ensembles still active in the United States today. The ensemble has performed around the world including concert tours in Russia, Thailand, China, Sweden and Germany as well as in prestigious American venues such as the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. The quintet is a resident faculty ensemble in the School of Music at WMU.
Bullock Music Performance Institute
The Dalton Wed@7:30pm: Live and Interactive! concert series is presented by the WMU School of Music under the auspices of the Bullock Music Performance Institute. Established in the fall of 1985 and renamed in 1988 in honor of its founder, the institute has presented events ranging from formal evening concerts to daytime educational outreach events for local audiences and students 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.