DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | GATEWAYS BRASS COLLECTIVE

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS |

GATEWAYS BRASS COLLECTIVE

Courtney Jones and Herbert Smith trumpet

 Larry Williams horn 

Isrea Butler trombone 

Jerome Stover tuba

Program:

John Safford Smith; arr. Ricky Gonzales and Courtney Jones - Soul Banner (Star-spangled Banner)

David Wilborn - Escapades

Astor Piazzolla; arr. JD Shaw - Libertango

Scott Joplin; arr. Michael Allen - Elite Syncopations 

Margaret Bonds; arr. Andrew Sprang - Three Dream Portraits based on the poetry of Langston Hughes

Herbert Smith - Limitless

Leonard Bernstein; arr. Jack Gale - West Side Story 

Chick Corea; arr. Herbert Smith - Spain

Classical Music Chicago presents the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts. The free weekly concert series features extraordinary music by artists who are early in their careers. Enjoy classical concerts in-person at the Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist Chicago located at 55 E. Wacker. Face masks are optional. You may also view from the comfort of your own home.

Join Classical Music Chicago in person or online on April 17 at 12:15 pm for Gateways Brass Collective in music by John Safford Smith David Wilborn Astor Piazzolla Scott Joplin and Margaret Bonds. Our live concert can also be viewed from our website and 98.7 WFMT.

Event Venue

Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, 55 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, United States