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Empire Brass Celebration with Greg Zelek, organ

Venue: Overture Hall

Thursday, April 3, 2025
7:30 p.m.

I was lucky enough to meet the Empire Brass as a high school student when they came to my hometown for a clinic and a concert back in 1984. Years later, I was even luckier when I was asked to join the group, becoming a member of the ensemble for 16 seasons, and getting to perform some of the finest brass music in the world’s greatest concert halls. I am so pleased to be part of this concert program that features highlights from the group’s famous recordings and ground-breaking repertoire for both brass and organ, including the world premiere of my newly-commissioned work to celebrate the 20th of the Overture Concert Organ. Please join us for An Empire Brass Celebration! – Mark Hetzler

Program

Renaissance/Baroque Set
Tielman Susato, Basse danse bergeret
Johann Sebastian Bach, My Spirit Be Joyful, Cantata 146
Giovanni Gabrieli, Canzon Duo Decimi Toni

Empire Set
Sergei Prokofiev, Lt. Kije: Wedding and Troika
Gustav Holst, Jupiter

Empire Composers
Kenneth Amis, Bell Tone’s Ring
Mark Hetzler, “World-premiere in celebration of the 20th of the Overture Concert Organ”

American Music Set
Fats Waller, Ain’t Misbehavin’
George Gershwin, Summertime
Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story Suite (Something’s Comin’, Maria, America)

 

Take Note: Drinks Allowed in Overture Hall
As of this season, drinks are allowed inside Overture Hall during all Madison Symphony Orchestra concerts. Refreshments may be purchased at bars and concession stands located around the Overture Hall lobby before each concert and during intermission. Please enjoy food in the lobby and unwrap any candy or cough drops before the performance begins. Thank you!

“They are first-rate virtuosos who–and this is rare–have not forgotten how to play.”

— Morgenpost, Berlin

“They exhibited virtuosity and versatility far beyond the normal call of concert duty. You have not often heard an ensemble that played with more gusto than this one.” 

— New York Times

“The faces may change, but the virtuostic sound remains the same.”

— El Paso Herald-Post

Meet the Performers

mso music director john demain

Greg Zelek, organ

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mso music director john demain

Marc Reese, trumpet

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mso music director john demain

Derek Lockhart, trumpet

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mso music director john demain

Gregory Miller, horn

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mso music director john demain

Mark Hetzler, trombone

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mso music director john demain

Kenneth Amis, tuba

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mso music director john demain

Matt Endres, percussion

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Thank You To Our Generous Sponsors!

PRESENTING SPONSOR
William P. Steffenhagen

MAJOR SPONSORS
Shirley Spade, in memory of Gerald Spade
Audrey Dybdahl, in memory of Philip Dybdahl
Kay Schwichtenberg and Herman Baumann

Greg Zelek is the MSO’s Principal Organist and Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture Concert Organ.

 

Details

Date:
04/03/2025
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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Venue

Overture Center for the Arts
201 State Street
Madison, WI 53703 United States
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