The American Brass Quintet Opens the 2017-18 Chamber Music Society of Detroit's Oakland University Series

The American Brass Quintet, one of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles, will open the 2017-18 Chamber Music Society of Detroit’s Oakland University series on Sunday, September 24 at 3 PM. The concert will take place in Varner Recital Hall, located on the OU campus at 371 Varner Drive in Rochester.

The American Brass Quintet’s program offers a mix of old and new, including a selection of Consort Music from Elizabethan and Jacobean England, the rich polyphony of European Renaissance masters Palestrina, Josquin and Martini, a suite of brass music from nineteenth century Russia, as well as newer works by Joan Tower, Steven Franklin and Anders Hillborg.

The American Brass Quintet’s impressive history includes performances in Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East and all fifty of the United States; a discography of nearly sixty recordings; and the premieres of over one hundred and fifty contemporary brass works. The ABQ has been in residence at The Juilliard School since 1987 and the Aspen Music Festival since 1970. The ensemble is the 2013 recipient of Chamber Music America’s highest honor, the Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award for significant and lasting contributions to the field.

Immediately after the concert, audience members are invited to attend a free reception. The performance is the first event in the newly established School of Music, Theatre and Dance’s SMTD Celebration Series and everyone is welcome to join the festivities.

At 7 PM on Sunday, September 24, the American Brass Quintet will give a master class for Oakland University brass soloists and ensembles which is open to the public free of charge. The master class will be in Varner Recital Hall.

Varner Recital Hall is located at 371 Varner Drive. Find the location using an iPhone by entering

Varner Hall into the Maps app. Campus maps are available at oakland.edu/map. Ample free parking will be available in lots 24 and 26.

Tickets are $30, and $15 for students. They may be purchased online without service fees at startickets.com or by phone at (800) 585-3737. They can also be purchased at the Varner Box Office on OU’s campus. Tickets ordered online or by phone can be picked up at the box office one hour before the performance begins.

Directions and complete ticket information are both available at http://www.oakland.edu/mtd/tickets

For more information about Oakland University School of Music, Theatre and Dance programs and performances, call (248) 370-2030 or visit oakland.edu/mtd