Black Mesa Brass Quintet will perform during the next Brown Bag show at noon Oct. 4 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photoCOMMUNITY News:
The next monthly Brown Bag Performances, will be presented noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at Fuller Lodge, and will feature trumpet player, Jan McDonald, leading the locally acclaimed Black Mesa Brass Quintet. The program will present popular and classical tunes arranged for brass quintet and drum set.
Favorites such as “Sweet Georgia Brown, “Basin Street Blues” and “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” along with the music of Bach and Rossini will be featured in this toe-tapping, sassy and brassy performance! Remember, all Brown Bag Series performances are informal and are free to the public.
You can bring your lunch to munch and take a break from your busy schedule, while enjoying some gifted performers presenting uplifting and stress-relieving music.
McDonald has been a mainstay of the Los Alamos and Santa Fe music scene for decades. He is recognized nationally as an accomplished trumpet player and educator. He performs with many professional groups in New Mexico, and is the recipient of the Outstanding Secondary Educator Award and the Outstanding New Mexico Jazz Educator Award.
Black Mesa Brass Quintet was formed in 1990 and still has three of the original five members. Their repertoire is an eclectic mix of classical, modern, pop, and jazz tunes. They play a variety of venues, including concerts, educational performances at schools, weddings and other special occasions. Their collective musical experience is on the order of 240 years. The members are: Jan McDonald, trumpet, Jerry Morzinski, tuba, Larry Bronisz, trombone, Dr. Bruce Letellier, trumpet, and Carl Wilde, horn. They are joined by percussionist Ralph Marquez for this performance.
Los Alamos Arts Council sponors the free noontime show, which has been a fixture in the community since 1973. The arts council is a non profit organization that has been supporting creative arts activities. For more information, visit LosAlamosArtsCouncil.org.
