The legendary Chicago brass sound can be heard in its full power and brilliance next Thursday at Orchestra Hall, when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass take the stage for a program of traditional favorites and symphonic masterworks arranged for brass ensemble. Their concert on December 19 at 3:00 p.m. includes the world premiere of Mason Bates' "2112, Chicago" from his symphony Alternative Energy, arranged for brass ensemble and electronica.
On this program, the CSO Brass will honor two of their illustrious colleagues who passed away in 2013. Adolph "Bud" Herseth, who passed away in April, was the CSO's principal trumpet for an unprecedented 53 years, from 1948 to 2001. And Edward Kleinhammer, who passed away last month, was the CSO's bass trombonist from 1940 to 1985, and also a master teacher of many of the world's top orchestral trombonists.
The CSO Brass has chosen Morten Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium" as a tribute to Bud Herseth. This is an arrangement for brass choir of the famous choral work, a musical retelling of the story of Jesus Christ's birth. During the Renaissance, many composers set the text of "O Magnum Mysterium" to music, and some of Lauridsen's music is reminiscent of this earlier era.
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