Axiom Brass Quintet; David Coucheron & Mae Lin violins; Jessica Chang, viola; Evan Drachman, cello; Janet Clippard, bass; Julie Coucheron & Elizabeth Pridgen, piano

A splendid evening of classical music featuring The Axiom Brass Quintet praised for their “high level of musicality and technical ability” and for their “clean, clear and precise sound,” the award-winning Quintet has quickly established itself as “one of the major art music groups in brass chamber music.”

Mini Overture for Brass Quintet (1982)         Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994)

Canzon prima "La Spiritata                          Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554/1557-1612)

(trans. Axiom Brass)

Dance with Shadows for Brass Quintet(1989)Jacob Druckman (1928-1996)

Septet for Trumpet, String Quartet, 
Piano and Bass                                           Camille Saint-Saens

Intermission

Andante and Finale from the Horn Trio in Eb Major       Johannes Brahms

Laudes for Brass Quintet (1971)                                 Jan Bach (b. 1937)