Nazareth College Music Department presents Brass Day, featuring RPO trumpeter Herbert Smith, on October 29

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RPO trumpeter Herbert Smith will join the Nazareth College Music Department brass faculty for Nazareth College Brass Day 2016 on Saturday, October 29

ROCHESTER, NY (10/11/2016)(readMedia)-- The Nazareth College Department of Music and the brass faculty, along with guest trumpeter Herbert Smith, are pleased to present Nazareth College Brass Day 2016 on Saturday, October 29.

Morning sessions include Group Breathing and Instrument Specific Maste rclasses with members of the Wilmot Brass Ensemble. The afternoon will feature a rehearsal, a clinic with Herb Smith, the day's final concert, and more. All events are free and open to the public, and all ability levels are encouraged to attend.

Herbert Smith (jazz and classical musician, teacher, composer) came to Rochester in 1987 to attend the Eastman School of Music, where he got his bachelors in music education. Upon graduating he acquired the second trumpet position with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and now holds the third trumpet seat. Smith has performed at Carnegie Hall; regularly plays with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chautauqua Institute Symphony Orchestra, and the Portland Maine Symphony; and performs as a soloist and chamber musician around the greater Rochester Area. He also has a jazz CD entitled The Trumpet Shall Sound (2007) featuring his Jazz Quintet playing reinterpreted standards along with his original compositions. Smith's jazz trio-Freedom Trio, which has performed at the Rochester International Jazz Festival-taps into many music forms including jazz, classical, Indian, and popular styles. Smith has played with notable musicians including, Wynton Marsalis, Aretha Franklin, and Ben Folds, and once subbed for Doc Severenson at Eastman Theater.

Nazareth College Brass Day 2016 Schedule:

• 8:30-9 a.m.: Check in – Wilmot Lobby
• 9-9:30 a.m: Group breathing – Rehearsal Hall
• 9:45 a.m: Warm Up by instrument – Rehearsal Hall, A187, Wilmot, A191
• 11:00 a.m: Music Department info session
• 12:00 p.m.: LUNCH
• 1:00 p.m.: Brass Ensemble – Wilmot Recital Hall
• 2:00 p.m.: Masterclass with guest artist Herb Smith – Wilmot Recital Hall
• 3:00 p.m.: Exhibits – Rehearsal Hall
• 4:00 p.m.: Recital – Wilmot Recital Hall

The NAZARETH COLLEGE MUSIC DEPARTMENT integrates intensive studies in music (musicianship and performance), with professional programs and the liberal arts, for a truly unique experience that prepares students for careers in music and equips them with the skills to share the art of music in a variety of capacities. Each degree program is designed to prepare students not only for careers within the various degree areas, but also for exciting endeavors that will perpetuate and sustain the art of music in local and global communities. The department is a vibrant community of musicians focused on the art of music, the professional domains of knowledge within the musical career areas, and the relationship of these areas to the liberal arts. For more information, visit: www.naz.edu/music.

NAZARETH COLLEGE's academic strengths cross an unusually broad spectrum of 60 majors, including education, health and human services, management, the fine arts, music, theater, math and science, foreign languages, and the liberal arts. The coeducational, religiously independent, classic campus in a charming suburb of Rochester, N.Y. challenges and supports 2,000 undergrads and 800 graduate students. Nazareth is recognized nationally for its Fulbright global student scholars and commitment to civic engagement. Rigorous programs, an uncommon core, experiential learning, career skills, and a global focus prepare graduates not only for a job, but for their life's work. For more information, visit naz.edu.

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