Christ Church will host a festival of brass ensemble music on Saturday,
July 23 at 7:00 pm. Humboldt Countys North Coast Brass Ensemble, featuring the finest local brass players, will join with special guests Amici Brass Quintet of the SF Bay Area for an evening of music for small and large ensembles. The concert will begin with a Renaissance piece by Venetian composer Giovanni Gabrieli for two opposing ensembles the original stereo! Each group will present a set of 20th and 21st century works for brass quintet, including music by Alexander Arutiunian and Duke Ellington. The program ends with a tango for 11 brass, piano and percussion. Off-street parking is available at the corner of 14th and G Streets. Handicapped accessible entrance is on 15th Street, between G and H Streets.