Gramercy Brass Orchestra of New York in Brass Band Camp Finale Concert on July 26 The Gramercy Brass Orchestra of New York, John Henry Lambert, Music Director, will be in concert with students from its annual Brass Band Camp on Saturday, July 26 - 3 PM at Caldwell College, 120 Bloomfield Avenue in Caldwell, New Jersey This Camp finale concert will feature brass band masterworks drawn from the Gramercy Brass's large repertoire. More than 70 students, from grades 4 through 12, will perform side-by-side with the full Gramercy Brass Orchestra. Speical guest performer will be Jason D. Ham, euphonium virtuoso from the United States Military Academy at West Pont. Visit him at http://www.jasondham.com/. Tickets for this concert are $15 and $12 for students and seniors. For tickets and more information, contact the Caldwell College Music Department at 973-618-3326 or visit them at http://www.caldwell.edu/academics/music/index.aspx. The Gramercy Brass Orchestra of New York is a unique ensemble of 28 leading professional brass and percussion instrumentalists in the New York arts community. Founded in 1982 by John Henry Lambert, Gramercy Brass was twice the First Place winner of the North American Brass Band Competitions (1984 and 1985) and 1994 recipient of the Lincoln Center Community Arts Award, which let to its acclaimed Alice Tully Hall debut in May of 1995, with guest artists, the Marvin Stamm Jazz Quartet. The New York Times has dubbed Gramercy Brass 'The Ultimate in Pomp and Circumstance!' Performing on the instruments of the traditional brass band, the Gramercy Brass Orchestra reigns as one of the leading ensembles of its kind in America today. Tim Page of The Washington Post writes, 'Everything about the (Gramercy Brass Orchestra) program, stuck me as first class, and the proof was in the playing!' The Gramercy Brass is based in the Gramercy-Flatiron neighborhood of New York City, and is the host ensemble of the Flatiron Festival of Music, a collaboration with the 23rd Street Association, supported by Time Warner Cable and other major area businesses. The Gramercy Brass Orchestra of NY has two CDs on Koch International Classics. A third Koch CD devoted to the music of renowned American composers Dave and Chris Brubeck is planned for release in 2008. Read their new Newsletter at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/june08/GBO_nws_060308.htm. Their website is at http://www.gramercybrass.com/. For more information about the Gramercy Brass, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or [log in to unmask] Jeffrey James Arts Consulting Website: http://www.jamesarts.com *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html