Enjoy Live Music, Art Exhibit Music From Historic Austin Landmark

NORTH AUSTIN, TX—Enjoy an evening of music for brass quintet played on the doorstep of the historic Neill-Cochran House Museum and the Beerthoven presentation of their program, Sacred and Profane". The Museum's current exhibit If These Walls Could Talk, explores the history of segregation and slavery in Austin, including the City's last remaining structure that was built by enslaved peoples. Through the use of porcelain sculpture pieces that reference sacred art as well as mundane and seemingly commonplace items, the exhibit tells a moving story with disarming wit and beauty.

The musical portion of the program is offered to mirror the exhibit exploring sacred and non-sacred music for brass quintet, featuring works by composers of color such as "Sacred and Profane" by George Walker and "Escapades" by local composer David Wilborn. The program will also feature music by Bach, Gabrieli, Duke Ellington, and more.

The brass quintet will be led by returning Beerthoven artist Martin McCain on bass trombone. Other performers will include trumpeters Micah Killion and Michael Piccione, Paul Blackstone on french horn, and Javier Stuppard on trombone.

There will be free beer from Lazarus Brewing, and attendees will have the opportunity to experience the Neill-Cochran House Museum at any time following their ticket purchase during museum hours, including the days leading up to and the days following the performance. Three live performances will take place for a small audience outdoors on the lawn of the Neill-Cochran House (maximum of 25 guests). Households of 3+ will be offered a large round table to sit at. Single and paired ticket purchases will have a smaller table to set their drinks on.

The event will feature enhanced safety protocols including a seamless check-in process, on-site/at-the-door tickets will not be available. Tickets will only be available for advance purchase.

Other safety measures will include:

• Contactless check-in and beer pick-up
• Two-drink maximum (one opportunity for refill at intermission)
• Hand Sanitizer dispensers
• Mask wearing at all times, in accordance with Museum policy (the only exception being for occasional sips of beer while seated)
• Social distancing (seats placed 10' apart, except for members of the same household)
• Assigned seating, arranged by household/ticket order size
• Waivers insuring guests agree to abide by the safety rules and are not experiencing Covid-19 symptoms.
• Security for enforcing safety measures, up to and including removal of an unsafe guest.

Virtual/Online Viewing Opportunity
For those who are unable to attend the event in person, we will be producing and releasing after the performances footage from the concerts taken with a 360 degree camera. Portions of this video will be available for free to the public; the video will be viewable on ordinary 2D devices via Facebook and/or YouTube. For those with access to a virtual reality headset, the concert will be available to be viewed in the full 360 degree format.

For more information, including registration links click HERE.