Beckwith Recital Series presents the Cape Fear Brass Quintet

This recital is A Jazzy Journey in Brass featuring an evolution of musical genres from Spirituals to Dixieland, Jazz, and Broadway. Program selections include transcriptions and original composition for brass quintet.

The Cape Fear Brass Quintet consists of some of the region’s leading brass musicians. They perform throughout the Cape Fear region for arts organizations, schools, churches, and other venues. Formed in 2005, the group personnel include professional musicians representing the Long Bay, Wilmington City Ballet, and Wilmington Symphony Orchestras, the UNC-Wilmington music faculty, the Wilmington Virtuosi Brass, and the Wilmington Symphonic Winds. Catering to local and regional venues, the group offers a wide variety of musical styles, from Baroque, Classical, and Romantic to contemporary and jazz.