Columbus built a world class performing arts center with three stages and lots of space for education. One of the advantages of such a center is that you get world class acts who want to perform there. I've seen a lot of programs there and every one either praises the River Center for the Performing arts as "World Class" or the "best space in the country". They always tell us how fortunate we are.
And we are.
On Saturday, I saw the Empire Brass perform a two hour program that was celestial. Not only were the four players magnificent but the program was inspired. They did Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, Greensleeves and Amazing Grace. And they did a Christmas program with the Columbus State Vocalists.
Folks in Columbus love brass. CSU has an outstanding brass program led by Robert Rubelow which has cut a couple of CDs. Empire Brass is made up of two trumpets, a french horn, a trombone, and a tuba. In a hall like Legacy hall at the River Center, every note is distinct and so the performance has to be perfect or everyone will know who missed a note. Empire Brass was pretty near there but their unassuming presentation would have made us forgive them even if they had missed a note.
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