Thursday, December 15, 2011

Last 2 holiday shows this weekend!

Come to our last two "Christmas on Copper Street" shows for 2011 this weekend!


Saturday, 4pm, St. John's Lutheran Church, Annandale MN


Sunday, 3pm, Berean Baptist Church, Burnsville MN


Tickets available at http://copperstreetbrass.eventbrite.com/

Hope to see you there, and happy holidays!


-The CSBQ

Friday, December 9, 2011

Waconia concert series this Sunday!

Heard us on Classical MPR this month? Keep your radios tuned to 99.5 in the Twin Cities to catch some selections from CSBQ's "Christmas on Copper Street" record!

Steve Staruch (classical MPR host) joins us this Sunday to narrate "The Snowman" on our performance for the "Music by the Lake" Concert Series: Sunday, Dec. 11, Faith Lutheran Church, Waconia MN, 3:00pm.

Allison and Ed are busy playing Messiah and Magnificat this weekend and next week - we've got 3 more Christmas on Copper Street concerts coming up - check our calendar for updates! Hope to see you at a show - come up and say hi!

The CSBQ

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Holiday concerts in full swing!

Thank you to everyone who came to see our shows in White Bear Lake, Owatonna & Cannon Falls this past weekend!


Up next:
Dec 11, 3pm: Holiday performance on the "Music by the Lake" concert series. Faith Lutheran Church, Waconia, MN. With special guest Steve Staruch, classical MPR host, narrating "The Snowman"! Tickets: $22 adult, $8 students. Tickets available through www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 800.838.3006.


Then:
Dec 17, 4pm: Holiday concert @ St. John's Lutheran Church - Annandale, MN
Dec 18, 3pm: Holiday concert @ Berean Baptist Church - Burnsville, MN
Dec 24, 2pm: In worship @ Berean Baptist Church - Burnsville, MN
Dec 24, 10:30pm: Worship prelude concert and in worship @ Hennepin Ave. UMC - Minneapolis, MN


Tickets for the 17th and 18th concerts can be found through http://copperstreetbrass.eventbrite.com - hope to see you at an upcoming show!


Much love and warmth,
-The CSBQ

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving! Have your CSBQ holiday tix yet?

Happy Thanksgiving to all our family, friends, and fans!


Hey - tickets are going FAST for our upcoming holiday shows in December! Get yours NOW!! Check our Eventbrite page to see where we're playing, get maps, and order tickets.

Get your tix now: http://copperstreetbrass.eventbrite.com/

See you at the shows!
-CSBQ

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Holiday Concert Tickets Available NOW!

Tickets are now on sale for CSBQ's holiday concerts around the Twin Cities in December! Check our calendar below to see where we're playing.

Click here to purchase tickets: http://copperstreetbrass.eventbrite.com/

See you at the shows!
-CSBQ

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Give to the Max | Holiday Concert Tickets Available!

Hey CSBQ friends and fans,
Give to the Max Day is November 16th! Help us fund our educational programs with a donation of any size, big or small! Click here to help: http://givemn.razoo.com/story/CSBQ. Thank you for your support!!!

Also - you can now purchase tickets for our December holiday concerts! Check out our calendar to see where we're playing...hope to see you at one of our shows!

Click here for tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/1668814498

Monday, November 7, 2011

Veterans Day & MacPhail Spotlight coming up!

Happy Veterans Day to everyone! We offer our sincere appreciation and respect to our veterans and to those who are still in harm's way.

Here's some info about The CSBQ's upcoming events:

This Veterans Day we will be adding music to a memorial service at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis. This will be the 2nd year we've played this service, and it's truly an honor to be involved in this special service in memory of those who are serving and those who have served! The service starts at 2:00pm - we start prelude music at 1:30pm. The Minnesota Veterans Home is at 5101 Minnehaha Ave. South, Mpls, MN 55417.

On Sunday Nov. 13 we'll be performing on MacPhail's Spotlight Concert Series. Tim's done 3 awesome new arrangements for this show: Shostakovich's Festive Overture, Faure's Au Bord d l'eau, and Debussy's Bruyeres. We'll also be playing the Bohme Sextet with Bob Dorer, 2nd trumpet of the Minnesota Orchestra. It's super fun playing with Bob, and it's really an honor for us to be playing this great piece with him! The concert is at 7pm on the 13th in Antonello Hall at the MacPhail Center for Music downtown. See you there!

Monday, October 17, 2011

Hettinger, ND Residency Fast Approaching

We have less than a week until we leave for for Hettinger, ND! We are super excited to work with the students over a span of four days, get to know them, and both perform for them and perform with them in a large-band joint performance! We have numerous performance showcases as well as teaching activities planned for our residency. Let's hope we can keep up with them (in preparation, Ed's going to carbo-load all week).

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

11-12 Season Underway!

Our 11-12 season is officially underway! Upcoming shows include performances at Solera, Orchestra Hall for the MN Orch season opener, MacPhail downtown, and the Capri Theater. Check our calendar often to keep updated on where we are! Tim's keeping the new arrangements flowing, and our fall shows are sure to be off the hook...hope to see y'all soon.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Arts Midwest showcases!

We're performing 2 showcases at the Arts Midwest conference at the Hilton in downtown Minneapolis on Friday Sept 9. We're thrilled to be a part of the conference, and if you're a presenter, come check us out! We'll be rockin' out in Conrad Room A, 9:40pm and 11:20pm. Hope to see you there!

Monday, August 29, 2011

State Fair #1 down, MBQ Audition Information

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at the fair yesterday! We were fortunate to have nice (cool!) weather, and a big crowd. If you missed it, stop by next Sunday at 11:00 @ the MPR stage, or watch the online stream here!

The updated audition information for the MacPhail Brass Quintet is available now here as a .pdf or by visiting MacPhail's website .

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

What we've been up to this summer...

If it seems like The CSBQ website had been stagnant for a while, that's because we were hard at work at what you see here.  After a few months of intense work (or as my friend Ruth says "clicking and dragging"), our new-look website is finally up and running!  Take a minute to look around and learn more about what we are up to, meet our new members, or take a listen to some tunes.

We've also been busy welcoming our new members, Nick Adragna on Tuba and Ed Hong on trumpet.  These two excellent musicians joined us in the spring, and we've had a blast learning new tunes and showing them the ropes :)  And if you are wondering where Corbin and Stefan are, all is well.  Stefan is soon heading out west to CalArts to begin a Master's degree in composition, and Corbin has decided to move on to other professional pursuits here in town but will still perform with us on occasion.  We are incredibly grateful for the chance to have performed with both of them, and wish them the best in the future!

Finally, we are gearing up for our annual performance at the Minnesota State Fair.  If you can't make it down either this Sunday (the 28th) or next, be sure to check out our performance on MPR's online stream @ http://www.mpr.org/statefair. These shows are always a highlight of our summer, and we hope to see you there!  - AH

Thursday, August 11, 2011

BLOG!

The Copper Street Brass Blog is now up and running! Follow us through the numerous RSS readers or check in often to keep up to date with our teaching, performing, and recording projects. We hope to perform in a town near you, and if we do, please feel free to leave a comment!