Scranton Brass Orchestra to Perform Jan. 6

The Scranton Brass Orchestra will perform on Sunday, Jan. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McLean Center at The University of Scranton. Admission is free, and the performance is open to the public. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., and seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.

The diverse program for the concert features a variety of arrangements and transcriptions for brass band and brass orchestra, including Reed’s Russian Christmas Music, Langford’s Russian Fantasy, Gliere’s Russian Sailors Dance, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bare Mountain and Gates’ Sleep Little Jesus, as well as popular songs by Gershwin, Kern, Lennon and McCartney, and others.

The Scranton Brass Orchestra is under the direction of co-founder Cheryl Y. Boga and is presented by Performance Music at The University of Scranton. Now in its eighth season, it is a fully professional 26-member ensemble comprised of brass and percussion players/teachers from the region. The group’s performances are free of charge and open to the public, and have often featured nationally and internationally acclaimed guests, including many of the most respected brass players of our time. The group made its debut before hundreds of appreciative audience members in June 2011, and has since garnered acclaim from both audiences and musicians alike.

For additional information, visit scranton.edu/music or email music@scranton.edu.