March 19, 2009
Contact Julie Larson at 608-796-3737 or jalarson@viterbo.edu
DALLAS BRASS TO PERFORM AT VITERBO UNIVERSITY APRIL 3
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Dallas Brass, one of America’s foremost music ensembles, will bring an evening of classical masterpieces, Dixieland, swing, Broadway, Hollywood, and patriotic music to the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre Friday, April 3.
Dallas Brass has established a unique blend of traditional brass instruments with a full complement of drums and percussion. They have played at Carnegie Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and have performed with symphony orchestras nationwide. They have also performed for Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush and have appeared on the CBS television program The Early Show.
Dallas Brass has released six recordings, Debut, Dallas Brass II, A Merry Christmas with Brass, Windborne, Nutcracker, and American Musical Journey.
This performance is part of Viterbo’s Bright Star Season and is sponsored by Franciscan Skemp and by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin.
Tickets are $36 for lower balcony and $31 for upper balcony seating. For more information, contact the Viterbo box office at 608-796-3100 or www.viterbo.edu/finearts1.aspx.