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A self-described “accidental brass quartet” (because of their unique two trumpet/two trombone configuration), The Westerlies have been hailed by NPR’s Fresh Air as “skilled interpreters” and “adept improvisers.” The ensemble explores jazz, roots and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both “folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music). Equally at home in prestigious concert halls, major music festivals and intimate listening rooms, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band and the charm of a family sing-along.

Visit www.westerliesmusic.com to learn more.

PROGRAM

Riley Mulherkar: A Nearer Sun
Riley Mulherkar: Double Situation
Willem de Koch: The Beekeeper
Andy Clausen: Rue des Rosiers
Duke Ellington: Where’s the Music
Duke Ellington: Echoes of Harlem
Duke Ellington: Le Sucrier Velours
Wayne Horvitz: Home
Charles Ives: In the Mornin’
Charles Ives: Memories
Charles Ives: Songs My Mother Taught Me
Robin Holcomb: Excerpt from Wherein Lies the Good
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet: Golden Gate Gospel Train
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet: Travelin’ Shoes
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet: Remember Me
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet: Born Ten Thousand Years Ago
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet: Do Unto Others
Judee Sill: The Kiss
Arthur Russell: Eli
Andy Clausen: New Berlin, New York
Traditional: Saro

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