Aug
20
11:00pm
River City Brasstacular! presented by River City Brass
By Show Must Go Online
(run-time 60 minutes)
RCB brings the brassy goodness to your computer screens with "River City Brasstacular!" Join us for an eclectic evening of your favorite RCB tunes like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Under the Sea," and "Belle of the Ball." Hosted by James Gourlay!
The River City Brass Band (River City Brass, RCB) is a modified British-style brass band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 28-piece ensemble tours extensively throughout the United States and performs more than 35 concerts each year as part of their community concert series in Western Pennsylvania.
James Gourlay is the General Director of Pittsburgh’s own River City Brass, the world’s only full-time professional brass band, performing 70 concerts annually all over the USA, and Director of Instrumental Music and University Bands at Wheeling Jesuit University, West Virginia. Gourlay holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Salford. Gourlay’s repertoire is extensive, ranging from the avant-guard to rock and pop music. He has commissioned more than 50 solo works for tuba and piano, tape, band and orchestra.
The Show Must Go On(line) is made possible thanks to generous support from the Benter Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, the Opportunity Fund, The Pittsburgh Foundation, Buncher Foundation, and an Anonymous Foundation.
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