Brass ensembles perform March 31 in Broyhill Music Center

Posted March 25, 2015 at 12:22 p.m.

BOONE—Brass ensembles from Appalachian State University will perform classical and contemporary works during a March 31 performance beginning at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall.

Performing will be the trombone choir, horn choir, tuba/euphonium collective and the trumpet choir.

Music to be performed includes Francis Poulenc’s “Two Little Prayers of St. Francis of Assisi,” Haydn’s “Achieved is the Glorious Work,” Edvard Grieg’s “A Norwegian Suite,” Rossini’s overture to “The Barber of Seville, and Ewazen’s “Fantasia for Seven Trumpets.

Drew C. Leslie directs the trombone choir, Karen L. Robertson directs the horn choir, Bernard H. Flythe directs the tuba/euphonium collective and James Stokes directs the trumpet choir.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.