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Nationally-known and Bowling Green-based brass ensemble The Tower Brass Quintet will offer two
performances of their popular seasonal concert, Spirit of Christmas Brassed.The quintet will present its
14th annual concert at Trinity United Methodist Church located at 200 N. Summit St., Bowling Green on Dec.
10 at 7:00 p.m.On Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., the Tower Brass will perform at Community of Christ Lutheran Church,
6517 Finzel Road in Whitehouse.Christmas Brassed offers a full spectrum of holiday music, including
classical and sacred music, brass ensemble arrangements of well-known traditional Christmas carols, and jazz
renditions of popular tunes of the season.A preview of the concert can be heard on "Live from FM
91" Dec. 6 at 10 a.m.The Tower Brass Quintet is currently celebrating its 35th season. Although they
have built a national reputation, the ensemble’s roots are local, having had its beginnings as a graduate
brass group at Bowling Green State University in 1979.After graduating from BGSU and launching their careers
as a professional chamber music ensemble, the Tower Brass scored international success with a prize-winning
performance at the International Brass Chamber Music Competition in Barcs, Hungary.They have since gone on
to give more than 500 performances in twenty-five states and have collaborated with several of the world’s
other premiere brass ensembles, including the London, Budapest, Annapolis and American Brass Quintets. Tower
Brass concerts and recordings have been heard on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, the American
Composer’s Alliance Series, Voice of America, Hungarian State Radio and WNCN in New York. Additionally,
their performance on WGTE’s Live from FM91 on December 6 marks their fourth appearance on that program.The
Tower Brass Quintet has released nine recordings and can also be heard on a compilation disc entitled
"Convergence" released by Parma Recordings, NYC.Members of the Tower Brass Quintet are Brian
Bushong and Charles Saenz, trumpets; Bernice Schwartz, horn; Dan Saygers, trombone; and David Saygers, tuba.
