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Arts at First Church Presents the Madison Brass Band

The Madison Brass Band will be returning to perform a concert at First United Methodist as part of the Arts at First Performance Series on Sunday, October 30th at 2:00 PM. Admission to the concert will be by donation, $10−$20 suggested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Music Director Andrew Malovance has assembled a varied and challenging program for this concert. The feature selection of the concert will be Variations on Sine Nominee, a tour de force of brass band arranging by Andrew Wainwright. The band will also reprise Paul Lovett-Coooper’s Dark Side of the Moon, one of the pieces that they performed to win a NABBA Second Section Championship in 2012. The concert will also include some swing and jazz, with Alexander’s Rag Time Band and Irving Berlin’s Let’s Face the Music and Dance. And, as is traditional, the band include The President as our standard British March.

Arts at First Church Presents the Madison Brass Band

The Madison Brass Band proudly presents an exceptional concert on October 29, 2023, at 2:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church in Madison, Wisconsin, introducing their new Musical Director, John Lynch.

Founded in 2002, this group of talented amateur musicians has earned recognition for their outstanding performances, including appearances at prestigious events like the Wisconsin State Convention of the National Band Association and the Wisconsin State Music Conference.

In 2012, they ventured into competitive Brass Band events and achieved Champion of the Second Section in their first NABBA Competition. The band’s dedication is further exemplified by their collaborations with renowned clinicians like Joe Parisi, Scott Teeple, Colin Holman, and Mark Taylor.

John Lynch, an esteemed international wind band conductor and Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, takes the helm as the new Musical Director.

Repertoire will include popular favorites including “Festive Overture” by Shostakovich, “Bess You Is My Woman Now” from Porgy and Bess, a Sousa march, “The Yellow Rose of Texas” and “Laura” featuring two talented soloists, alongside exciting cutting edge new works “Rise Up” by Brooke Pierson, and “Connotations” by British composer Edward Gregson.

Admission donations of $10-$20 at the door ensure accessibility for all. Join us on October 29, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison, for an unforgettable concert by the Madison Brass Band.

For more information, please visit fumc.org or contact: Ross Cowing, Arts Director, First United Methodist Church Email: rcowing@fumc.org

About Madison Brass Band: Founded in 2002, the Madison Brass Band is a dedicated group of amateur musicians committed to sharing the timeless beauty of British and American brass music with the Madison community. Under the direction of new Musical Director John Lynch, the band continues to thrive with outstanding performances and a commitment to musical innovation.

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Join us for a festive concert featuring uplifting music from diverse compositional voices including Chuck Mangione, Nicole Piunno, Giovanni Santos, & Neil Hefti. We will include a wonderful medley of Disney favorites and present our thrilling and challenging repertoire for the North American Brass Band Association Championships.