PRESS RELEASE, October 2000

The Nebraska Brass announces their first concerts of the 2000-2001 season:

"Back to Bach"

All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.  Tickets may be used in either city.

"Back to Bach" is the title of this concert, which will include the following selections:  Fugue, in G minor (The Little), Prelude & Fugue in C Major, Toccata & Fugue in D minor, all by J.S. Bach;  Scherzo and Lied, by Ludwig Maurer, edited by Robert Nagel; Four Swiss Tunes, arranged by Elgar Howarth; Prelude to a Kiss, by Duke Ellington and arranged by J. Gale; Rialto Ripples, by G. Gershwin & W. Donaldson and arranged by Michael W. Allen; and others...

Tickets may be purchased at the door the night(s) of the concerts, or in advance by contacting the business office at (402) 477-7899, 216 North 11th Street, Suite 202, Lincoln, NE 68508-1401.

Members of the Nebraska Brass Include:  Dean Haist, trumpet and Executive Director; Brad Obbink, trumpet; Richard Ricker, french horn; Mark Mendell, trombone, John Thomason, tuba.  Guest musicians include:  John Scofield, percussion and Jim Williamson, bass and keyboard.