On Monday, December 16, brass players from the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Montreal, Savannah, and Atlanta Symphonies will present an

ALL-STAR BRASS & PERCUSSION SOLIDARITY CHRISTMAS BENEFIT CONCERT.

Confirmed players include Robert Earley, Roger Blackburn, David Wetherill, Eric Carlson, Blair Bollinger, Shelly Showers, Charles Lirette, Roger Sherman, William Caballero, James Markey, Sumner Erickson, Michael Grose, John Zerbil and the ASO brass and percussion sections. Pecussion players from the Atlanta Opera and Atlanta Ballet will also participate. ASO tubist Michael Moore conducts. The players will perform in large ensemble, quintets, and like-instrument ensembles. Repertoire will include works of Lizst, Ewazen, Gabrieli, Altenburg, R. Strauss, Mahler, Arnold, Bach, Beethoven, Prokofieff,C.T. Pachelbel, James Newton Howard, and selected holiday favorites.

Monday, December 16, 1996 8:00 PM
Peachtree Christian Church
1580 Peachtree St. NW
between Midtown and Buckhead, Atlanta
$10 suggested donation at the door.

The players are graciously donating their time for the benefit of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Players, who were on strike for 10 1/2 weeks.

Call the Church at 404-876-5535 or the Atlanta Brass Society at 404-875-TUBA for more information.

Don't miss this one-time-only Event!

The Atlanta Brass Society and resident ensemble Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet are supported in part through grants from the Fulton County Commission through the Fulton County Arts Council, the Georgia Legislature through the Georgia Council for the Arts, and the Dekalb County Commission through the Dekalb Council for the Arts This concert is sponsored by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Players' Assoc. , with assistance from the ABS.

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