“Making Spirits Bright” Canadian Brass

Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 7:30PM
$40
No charge for Four Arts members

Join Canadian Brass for a holiday concert full of spectacle and good humor. The world-famous brass quintet presents an evening that will range from Beatles songs to Christmas carols to original arrangements of Classical favorites. They can play it all, and they do so with their signature charm and stage presence which has been delighting audiences for over 50 years.

Joe Burgstaller and Mikio Sasaki, trumpets
Jeff Nelsen, horn
Keith Dyrda, trombone
Chuck Daellenbach, tuba

Program to be announced from the stage and is subject to change. The selections may include:
Overture to The Magic Flute     WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
arr. Fen Watkin
Toccata                               GIROLAMO
FRESCOBALDI (1583-1643)
arr. Fred Mills

Christmas Celebration:
Deck the Halls Traditional
arr. Luther Henderson
The Christmas Song             MEL THORME (1925-1999)
arr. Luther Henderson
Joy to the World                            GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
arr. Luther Henderson
Sweet Songs of Christmas                    CHRISTOPHER DEDRICK (1947-2010)
Jingle Bell Rock                                     JOE BEAL & JIM BOOTHE
arr. Christopher Dedrick
Well Tampered Bach                                        JOHANN S. BACH (1685-1750)
(from the “Well Tempered Clavier”) arr. Luther Henderson
BeBop Bach (based on Prelude No. 2)
Cool Bach (based on Prelude No. 8)
Dixie Bach (based on Fugue No. 2

INTERMISSION
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year    EDWARD POLA & GEORGE WYLE
arr. Luther Henderson
Shalom Aleichem Traditional
arr. Boris Pigovat
Dreydl Traditional
arr. Ronald Romm
A Charlie Brown Christmas                              VINCE GUARALDI (1928-1976)
arr. Brandon Ridenour
Little Big Band Christmas
arr. Luther Henderson and Christopher Dedrick
Carmen                                                    GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875)
arr. Fred Mills