The Canadian Brass Holiday Concert Comes to MPAC

The popular quintet The Canadian Brass performs a spirited holiday concert at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Monday, November 26 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $29-$69.

For many people, it wouldn't be Christmas without one of the Canadian Brass' famous holiday concerts. Their contributions to modern performance style are immeasurable. Fine performances are woven together with insightful asides about the program and light-hearted banter with the audience. Entertaining without ever pandering, the Brass exude warmth, wit and joy, making every audience member a part of their family. Coming from the cool, hushed classical world, the Brass' approach has been nothing less than revolutionary.

The game-changing brass quintet Canadian Brass has performed in virtually every major concert hall in the world, been seen by hundreds of millions of people on television, sold two million of their approximately 100 albums worldwide and contributed nearly 600 new works and arrangements to the brass quintet repertoire.

Canadian Brass is made up of five extraordinary talents: visionary founder, tuba legend and business specialist Chuck Daellenbach, plus four of the next generation's top brass stars-Caleb Hudson and Christopher Coletti (trumpets), Achilles Liarmakopoulos (trombone) and Jeff Nelsen (horn). Beyond their unbelievable technical skills and musicality, each player possesses the creativity, good humor and genuine love of performing that has become the hallmark of Canadian Brass.

Indeed, owing to the ensemble's versatility and charismatic showmanship, there is no other brass quintet that comes even close to having the name recognition that Canadian Brass commands. Yet rather than resting on their (unquestionably impressive) laurels, the five formidable players are continually innovating to expand the brass repertoire, satisfy and challenge their loyal fan base, use new media to connect to audiences worldwide, and guide young players through the opportunities and challenges of today's exciting professional music scene via extensive educational outreach.

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2018-2019 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Mayo Performing Arts Center was named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres, and is ranked in the top 50 mid-sized performing arts centers by Pollstar Magazine.