'Get Cozy' Chamber Music Performed March 11

From Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra:Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra’s Get Cozy with the PSO’s chamber music series continues Sunday, March 11 at 3:00pm with the PSO Brass Quintet performing a celebration of composer Leonard Bernstein at The Dance Hall in Kittery, ME. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. This program replaces the previously advertised Get Cozy with the PSO Latin American Dance Music performance.

The PSO Brass Quintet will play an uplifting and audience-pleasing concert of Gabrieli, Bach, and Bernstein. The PSO Brass Quintet was founded by Adam Gallant in the fall of 2016 and is comprised of key brass players from the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra. The quintet is dedicated to performing serious brass chamber music at the highest level.

As part of the two-year Leonard Bernstein centennial celebration, this concert will honor and play selections from the all important Leonard Bernstein “playbook.” The PSO Brass Quintet will pay tribute to this musical genius through selections from his famous West Side Story, and less famous, but equally charming brass music. The remainder of the program will feature original brass music spanning from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

MyPSO guest artist, violinist Marlow Hubbard will be opening the program with a Piazzolla violin solo piece, "Vuelvo al Sur." Hubbard is a senior at York High School. She has been studying the violin for 11 years and has been part of the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra for two years.

The full Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra will perform their spring mainstage concert on Sunday, March 25 at 3pm. Get Cozy with the PSO chamber music concerts occur monthly and will conclude for the season on April 22 with a MyPSO Student Chamber recital. To view the complete schedule or to purchase tickets, please visit www.portsmouthsymphony.org.

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