SWING'N BRASS CONCERT

Schedule of Events 2007 & 2008

Wednesday Evenings - 7:30 PM - Rehearsals - Atonement Lutheran Church

April 6 - Sunday - 2:00 PM - Johnny Hemkes Memorial Concert - Atonement Lutheran Church

May 3 - Saturday - 7:30 AM - Kiwanis Pancake Day – Festival Hall

May 26 - Monday - 11:00 AM - Memorial Day Service – Graceland Cemetery - Brass Ensemble

June 15 - Sunday - 2:00 PM - Swingin’ Brass In Concert - Union Grove HS Theater

July 4 - Friday - 9:00 AM - 4th Parade - Union Grove
July 4 - Friday - 11:00 AM - 4th Parade - Waterford

July 6 - Sunday - 2:00 PM - 4th Parade - Kenosha

Nov. 8 - Sunday - 3:00 PM - Brass Spectacular Concert - Washington Park HS Theater

Dec. 10 - Wednesday - 7:30 PM - Brass Christmas – Atonement Lutheran Church

Dec 17 - Wednesday - 7:30 PM - Brass Christmas – Sacred Heart Catholic Church

December 2006 Band Picture

GUEST SOLOIST: Dan Fornero

“A Brass Spectacular”
Featuring the Brassworks

and

guest Trumpet Soloist Dan Fornero

Plus the
Honors All Region High School Brass Ensemble

Sunday, November 11

3:00 p.m.
Washington Park H.S. Theater
1901 12th Street – Racine, WI 53403

Guest Soloist Bio: Greg Flint

GREGORY FLINT is Assistant Professor of Horn at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. As a performer, he is currently principal horn with the Elgin Symphony, Chicago Opera Theater, Present Music of Milwaukee, the Fulcrum Point New Music Project, and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra. He has performed with the Chicago Symphony, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Honolulu Symphony, Key West Symphony, and the Ravinia Festival Orchestra. Additional orchestral experience includes two full seasons as a member of both the Milwaukee Symphony and Grant Park Festival horn sections. Engagements at Lyric Opera have included several on-stage appearances, and a complete Wagner “Ring” cycle conducted by Zubin Mehta.

A busy chamber musician, Gregory is a founding member of the Asbury Brass Quintet, and hornist with the Chicago Brass Quintet. He has recorded and toured internationally with both ensembles. As a soloist, he recently appeared as guest artist at the Trombones de Costa Rica International Brass Festival. Mr. Flint also plays for broadway musicals, commercial recordings, and many jazz and popular performers including Frank Sinatra, Clark Terry, and Aretha Franklin.

As an educator, Gregory teaches each summer at the Birch Creek Music Center in Door County Wisconsin. Mr. Flint has also served on the faculties of DePaul University, Roosevelt University, and Northwestern University.

Guest Soloist: Steven Mead

A Brass Spectacular

Featuring the Brassworks and guest Euphonium soloist from England

Steven Mead

Plus the All Region High School Brass Ensemble

November 6 2005 @ 1:00 PM
Washington Park HS Theater
1901 12th Street – Racine, WI 53403