'Christmas Time Is Here' as Canadian Brass Return to Grunin Ctr

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Don’t miss the award-winning Canadian Brass when the quintet takes the stage at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at 8:00 pm on Friday, December 14, to present “Christmas Time is Here.”

Canadian Brass, now in its 47th season, has performed in virtually every major concert hall in the world, has been seen by hundreds of millions of people on television, sold two million of its approximately 100 albums worldwide, and contributed nearly 600 new works and arrangements to the brass quintet repertoire. Renowned for genre-bending versatility and joyous performances, Canadian Brass is almost single-handedly responsible for elevating the art of the brass quintet to what it is today.

The ensemble is comprised of five extraordinary talents, playing 24-karat gold-plated Canadian Brass Collection instruments: visionary founder, tuba legend, and business specialist Chuck Daellenbach, plus four top brass stars — Caleb Hudson and Christopher Coletti on trumpets, trombonist Achilles Liarmakopoulos, and Jeff Nelsen on horn. Beyond their unparalleled musicality, each player possesses the creativity, good humor, and love of performing that is the quintet’s hallmark.

Tickets are $40-49, and can be purchased online at grunincenter.org; by phone at 732-255-0500; or in person at the Grunin Center Box Office, Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ask about group and student rates.

A Pre-Show Dinner is available from Prime 13 Wood Fired Grill (located in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ) for $25 per person. Dinner includes: tossed salad with dinner rolls, sautéed green beans, cranberry sauce, whipped potatoes, sausage stuffing, roast turkey with gravy, smoked ham, cookies, coffee, tea, and water. Dinner will begin at 6:30 pm in the Grunin Center Gallery. Advanced ticket purchase required.

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The Grunin Center is located on the OCC Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River, NJ.