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Mirari Brass Quintet

Engaging and eclectic, the Mirari Brass Quintet brings a spirit of joyful collaboration and innovation to music spanning many centuries and genres. The commissioners of multiple new works for brass, the group performs a spectacular tight-rope act, balancing intensity with levity and refined virtuosity with pure fun.

Mirari was created as a grassroots effort of several friends, sharing a spirit of exploration that allows them to branch out and experiment with a variety of genres of music not originally intended for brass alone. The group has traveled to over twenty-six states educating and performing for people of all ages. As a central tenet of the group, and by their name's definition, all the members share an admiration and respect for each other not only on stage and in music, but also in friendship. Mirari Brass is Alex Noppe and Matthew Vangjel (trumpets), Jessie Thoman (horn), Sara Paradis (trombone), and Stephanie Frye (tuba).

The program will include Brass Menagerie by John Cheetham; Canyon Run by Alex Noppe; Mendelssohn's Quartet Op. 12; and more.