Event

A Brassy Baroque Christmas

Online ticket sales have ended for this event. Tickets are available at the door. The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet returns to South Church to celebrate the Christmas Season. This year's program will feature trumpeters Adam Gallant and John Cardin in a performance of Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major. The Quintet will also perform music from Handel's Messiah and Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Holiday favorites ranging from Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride to Mel Tormé's The Christmas Song will be mixed in throughout. Don't miss an exciting and family-friendly evening with the accomplished PSO Brass!

The PSO Brass Quintet is comprised of key brass players from the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra:

Adam Gallant and John Cardin, trumpets
Tracey Crain, horn
Brandon Newbould, tenor trombone
Jim Griswold, bass trombone

The ensemble was founded by Adam Gallant in the fall of 2016 and is dedicated to performing serious brass chamber music at the highest level. PSO Brass has performed recently on the seacoast in Portsmouth, Newington, Durham, Kittery, and will be back in Portsmouth for this special performance.