Dallas Brass Coming to Center Stage

Saturday, October 17, 7:30 pm, Orcas Center

— from Artha Kass, Orcas Center —

Burgers & Brew from the Lower Tavern, 5 pm before the show

Dallas Brass returns to Orcas with guest performances by the Orcas Island High School Band and Turtleback Brass!

Founded in Dallas, TX in 1983 by Michael Levine, the Dallas Brass has become one of America’s foremost musical ensembles. The group has established a unique blend of traditional brass instruments with a full complement of drums and percussion, which creates a performing entity of extraordinary range and musical challenges. The Dallas Brass repertoire includes classical masterpieces, Dixieland, swing, Broadway, Hollywood and patriotic music.

In addition to their solo engagements, the Dallas Brass appears with symphony orchestras nationwide. Symphonic credits include the Cincinnati Pops, New York Pops, and the Philly Pops. The Dallas Brass has performed at Carnegie Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and has toured overseas to Europe and the Far East. They have shared the stage with the late Bob Hope, have performed for Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush, have appeared on the CBS “Early Show,” and their music has been used numerous times on the television show, “The Young & The Restless.”

The Dallas Brass has strong dedication to working with young musicians. They recently published two books of original small ensemble music for middle school and high students on up, called Brass Groove and frequently go into schools to present clinics for band students. Inviting students to join them in concert for a selection has become a Dallas Brass trademark and the OIHS Band will perform in the Orcas Center show.

Tickets are $25, $19 Orcas Center members, $11 students. $5 subsidized tickets available. Burgers & Brew from the Lower Tavern, 5 pm before the show, $15 at the door.