2008 Woodie Awards
Boston Mountain Brassworks set to entertain tonight
Robert Garner
Issue date: 3/31/08 Section: Life & Style
The Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall will be filled by the exciting sounds of The Boston Mountain Brassworks tonight at 7:30.
BMB, who got its namesake from the southern portion of the Ozark Mountains that runs across northern Arkansas into northeastern Oklahoma, is the faculty brass quintet, according to a press release.
Formed in 2003, the group's purpose is "to serve as a performing outlet for the faculty and as a model for student groups," according to the quintet's Web site.
"Monday's concert will feature a variety of styles and musical periods," said Gerald Sloan, the group's trombonist.
Joining Sloan on stage will be Richard Rulli and Brian Glass on trumpet, Marcia Thompson will play the French horn, and Benjamin Pierce on tuba.
Tonight's repertoire for will include a piece titled "Mini Overture" by Witold Lutoslawski, whom Sloan calls "one of the outstanding Polish composers of the 20th century."
Other pieces include "A Suite of 17th Century Dances" edited by Raymond Mase, "Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach, David Sampson's "Morning Music," and William Bolcom's "Quintet," according to the press release.
Bolcom's piece will feature a movement with six sections.
The first section, "Remembered Fathers," introduces the theme for the five ensuing segments, each of which features "stylistic elements representing the periods in which [Bolcom's] ancestors lived," Sloan said.
"This piece is one of the more engaging works I have played with the quintet, possibly because my own father passed away recently," Sloan said.
In addition to local performances both on campus and at the Walton Arts Center, the group has toured in Texas, Missouri and Kansas. BMB is also available to host master classes and perform at weddings and other special events, according to the quintet's Web site.
Sloan, a UA professor of music, is also the principal trombonist for the North Arkansas Symphony, according to the group's Web site.
BMB, who got its namesake from the southern portion of the Ozark Mountains that runs across northern Arkansas into northeastern Oklahoma, is the faculty brass quintet, according to a press release.
Formed in 2003, the group's purpose is "to serve as a performing outlet for the faculty and as a model for student groups," according to the quintet's Web site.
"Monday's concert will feature a variety of styles and musical periods," said Gerald Sloan, the group's trombonist.
Joining Sloan on stage will be Richard Rulli and Brian Glass on trumpet, Marcia Thompson will play the French horn, and Benjamin Pierce on tuba.
Tonight's repertoire for will include a piece titled "Mini Overture" by Witold Lutoslawski, whom Sloan calls "one of the outstanding Polish composers of the 20th century."
Other pieces include "A Suite of 17th Century Dances" edited by Raymond Mase, "Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach, David Sampson's "Morning Music," and William Bolcom's "Quintet," according to the press release.
Bolcom's piece will feature a movement with six sections.
The first section, "Remembered Fathers," introduces the theme for the five ensuing segments, each of which features "stylistic elements representing the periods in which [Bolcom's] ancestors lived," Sloan said.
"This piece is one of the more engaging works I have played with the quintet, possibly because my own father passed away recently," Sloan said.
In addition to local performances both on campus and at the Walton Arts Center, the group has toured in Texas, Missouri and Kansas. BMB is also available to host master classes and perform at weddings and other special events, according to the quintet's Web site.
Sloan, a UA professor of music, is also the principal trombonist for the North Arkansas Symphony, according to the group's Web site.
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6yrhog
6yrhog
posted 3/31/08 @ 9:18 AM CST
Keep up the great reporting on the musical happenings around campus.
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