Live in concert and live-streamed on the Department of Music YouTube channel
UNCW BrassFest, directed by Daniel Johnson, features guest artist Stephen Luck, trumpet, members of the brass faculty, and brass students.
Program
Heinrich Stölzel: Concerto in D Major
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Stephen Luck, trumpet / Byron Marshall, piano
Alexander Arutunian: Concerto
Stephen Luck, trumpet / Byron Marshall, piano
Paul Dukas: La Peri
Fanfare
UNCW Faculty Brass Quintet
Stephen Luck, Kevin Day, trumpet / Nicholas Fife, horn / Jerald Shynett, trombone / Daniel Johnson, tuba
Victor Ewald: Symphony for Brass
I. Moderato - Più mosso
II. Adagio non troppo lento - Allegro vivace - Adagio
III. Allegro moderato
UNCW Faculty Brass Quintet
UNCW Invitational Brass Choir
Selections to announced from the stage.
featuring brass students from:
John T. Hoggard High School
E. A. Laney High School
Pender High School
Topsail High School
White Oak High School
Cape Fear Community College
About the guest artist
Stephen Luck, trumpet, performed as section and principal trumpet in the United States Military Academy Band (The West Point Band) for 25 years, and as principal trumpet with the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra for 30 years. A founding and longtime member of the Heritage Brass Quintet, Luck has appeared with the New York Philharmonic (Holiday Concert in Carnegie Hall), and with the Philadelphia Orchestra as a substitute musician. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, he can be heard performing Taps on the Grammy-award winning CD, Songs of the Civil War (1991).
Admission is free to students registered in the BrassFest workshops.
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BrassFest workshops, rehearsals, performance
High school and community college brass students can register for Brass Choir activities earlier in the day, featuring guest artist and clinician Stephen Luck (trumpet)
Students will also perform in the evening recital as part of the Brass Choir.
All activities take place in UNCW's Cultural Arts Building
Schedule
Trumpet master class: 9 - 10:30 a.m.
Brass Choir rehearsal and sectionals: 10.45 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Evening concert: 7.30 p.m.
Registration
Free of charge
For more information about BrassFest workshops, contact:
Daniel Johnson, UNCW Department of Music
910.962.7759
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Tickets and ticket prices, please visit:
$10 general public; free to UNCW and CFCC students with valid IDs; free to CFCC music faculty/staff
Tickets available in advance and at the door starting one hour prior to performance.
You may also call the UNCW Box Office at 910.962.3500.
Box Office is open Tuesday-Thursday 12-4 p.m.
Any remaining tickets will be available one hour prior to performance at the Cultural Arts Building.
UNCW students may obtain tickets in advance by going to the UNCW Box Office (located in Kenan Auditorium) Tuesday-Thursday 12-4 p.m.
Present your UNCW ID at time of purchase.
Don't forget! The box office closes 15 minutes after the start of a Department of Music event.
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For more information or to join our email list, contact us
or call 910-962-3415 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Directions to Beckwith Recital Hall:
Plenty of free parking for this event, right next to the Cultural Arts Building.
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DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC CONCERT GUIDELINES FOR UNCW STUDENTS
Arrive on time: at least 10 minutes before start of concert
• Arrive at the concert venue at least 10 minutes before the posted concert time.
Concert attendance and program stamping
Programs for students registered in Department of Music classes are stamped by the ushers at the end of the performance.
• If you leave before the concert ends, your program will not be stamped.
• If ushers should run out of programs, ask them to stamp your ticket stub at the end of the concert. Let your teacher know what happened.
Use of electronic devices during performances
• use of computers, tablets, phones is not allowed during performances. Anyone using an electronic device will be asked to put it away. Noncompliance may result in being asked to leave the event.