Wartburg concert to feature Civil War brass band works

November 6, 2014

The Wartburg Brass Choir will perform Civil War brass band works Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Bachman Fine Arts Center’s Orchestra Hall. The 8 p.m. concert is free to attend.

 

The selections are from President Lincoln’s Own Band, a uniformed military-style ensemble that uses original period instruments. Wartburg Brass Choir Director Scott Muntefering performed with the Lebanon, Kentucky, band last year. The 16-piece student ensemble will use cornets along with alto and baritone horns to replicate the Civil War brass band sound.

 

The Wartburg Brass Choir performs demanding literature for brass ensemble ranging from the Renaissance to the present.

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