"We play what we really like."WHAT’s Julie Harris Stage will resonate with the sounds of the Cape Cod >Symphony Orchestra’s Brass Quintet this Sunday afternoon in the first of a three-concert Symphony Sounds series continuing in November and December.
“This is a special opportunity to create an intimate experience between the Cape Symphony’s musicians and our audience. It also signifies WHAT’s commitment to classical music, a genre we know patrons enjoy based on our standing-room only Metropolitan Opera series,” said WHAT’s Executive Director Mark Hough.
The October 23 concert features trumpet players Phil Hague and Tobias Monte, horn player Meredith Gangler, trombonist Walter Bostian and tuba player Stuart Gunn. The quintet blends a wide range of sounds and tone. The musicians also will interact with the audience to share knowledge about their instruments and program.
The CCSO has been engaging audiences for more than 47 years. In recent years, it has organized ensembles to exemplify the high quality of orchestra members and to share the symphony’s talents across the Cape.
“About two years ago, our artistic director and conductor Jung Ho-Pak created an initiative to develop small chamber ensembles from within the orchestra,” explained Hague. “Principal members of the brass section got together for one quick rehearsal and played some of that for Jung Ho. We toyed with several names and agreed to The Cape Cod Symphony Brass Quintet, mostly because I can only remember 5 or 6 words in a row,” he laughed.
“We all have played with brass groups all our lives, and most of us have acquired a library of arrangements. We pull our repertoire from these and other sources. We play what we really like,” said Hague. “We love doing what we love to do.”
Hague and his fellow musicians are still selecting and rehearsing Sunday’s program. “I'll just say that it will be a group of composers that includes Bach, Sousa and "Fat's" Waller. Tha way we keep the suspense alive.”
WHAT’s Hough said that the Brass Quintet’s performance illuminates the goal of becoming a year-round performing arts venue in Wellfleet serving the Lower and Outer Cape community. “The state-of-the-art Julie Harris Stage is a particularly powerful home for the ensembles. On November 13, we will host the CCSO’s Classical String Trio, which will perform Mozart; then on December 18, we will feature the symphony’s Mixed Trio of wind and string instruments.”
Tickets can be purchased at www.what.org. for $29 for adults and $15 for students. In addition, patrons can enjoy pre- and post-concert receptions featuring PB Bistro and Boulangerie’s food and pastry selections. To reserve for $20 per person, please contact WHAT Development Director Courtney Watson at Courtney@what.org.
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