Music for March Concerts Announced

There is a lot of great music on our March concerts! Selections include Philip Sparke’s London Overture, Mountain Song, and arrangement of Procession of the Sardar, plus Padstow Lifeboat, Valdres March, Strike up the Band, Holst’s First Suite in E-Flat, Khatchaturian’s Sabre Dance, Trumpet Blues and Cantabile, Shepherd’s Song, and Best of Bond, an arrangement of music from James Bond movies. Join us on Friday, March 8th at Ohlone College.

5th Annual Christmas Extravaganza

Get your holiday season off to a joyous start with the 5th Annual Christmas Extravaganza, featuring all five Ohlone College Wind Ensembles: Wind Orchestra, Mission Peak Brass Band, Community Band, Tuba Ensemble and new this year – the Clarinet Choir. A variety of both holiday and non-holiday favorites are sure to please all audiences. Mark the date and time on your calendar: Saturday, December 8th, 2:00 p.m. at the Smith Center at Ohlone College, 43600 Mission Boulevard, Fremont.

Tickets: $10-$15
Parking: $2

Box Office: 510-659-6031
Online Tickets: www.smithcenter.com

New Season Announced

Mark your calendars for our 2012-2013 season:
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 8 pm
Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 2 pm
Friday, March 8, 2013 at 8 pm
Friday, March 15, 2013 at 8 pm (Saratoga High School)
Friday, May 10, 2012 at 8 pm

The opening concert will include English Folk Song Suite, The Kingdom Triumphant, Overture for an Epic Occasion, Ragtime for Horns, Simple Gifts, and more.

For more information visit our Performances page.

Spring Concert Features Rob Lenicheck, Soprano Cornet

Join us for the final concert of the season on Friday, May 4th at 8:00 p.m. Featured is soprano cornetist Rob Lenicheck playing Summertime. Other members of the band will take solos in A Touch of Mancini, a medley of songs that includes The Pink Panther, Moon River, Days of Wine and Roses, and Peter Gunn, heard in The Blues Brothers movie. Also on the concert is Jubilee Overture, The Land of the Mountain and the Flood, New York, New York, Lil’ Darlin, and Symphonette by Stephen Bulla.

The performance will take place in the Smith Center, Ohlone College, in Fremont. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $8 for youth under 12, and $10 for seniors and Ohlone students and staff, plus $2 Ohlone College parking fee per vehicle. Tickets may be purchased in person the day of the concert, online at www.smithcenter.com or by phone (510) 659-6031.

Dances, Jazz & Clowns

Our next concert on Friday, March 9th at 8:00 p.m., features toe tapping, fun music, including Sweet Georgia Brown, Cartoon Music, Beatles Go Brass, Suite from Porgy & Bess, and Dance of the Tumblers. Cliff Mercer will be our soloist for the evening, playing Send in the Clowns on flugelhorn. Ticket information is on our Performances page. Hope to see you there!

“Autumn Brass” Concert

Join us for our first Concert of the 2011-2012 Season, “Autumn Brass” featuring Cornet Soloist, Small Ensembles and Full Brass Band performing pieces covering a wide variety of musical styles. The concert is on Friday, October 14th at 8:00 p.m. in the Jackson Theatre, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, on the Ohlone College Campus, 43600 Mission Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94539.

This performance will be conducted by MPBB Musical Director Tony Clements, who will be joined by Special Guest Conductor Dr. Rob Franzblau, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Rhode Island College in Providence, RI.

The program includes “Jubilance” by William Himes, featuring Cornet Soloist Guy Clark; “Basin Street Blues” by Spencer Williams, featuring the MPBB Trombone Trio; The Overture to “Marriage of Figaro” by Mozart, featuring the MPBB Cornet Ensemble; “Legend in Brass” by James Curnow; the Brass Band Classic “Resurgam” by Eric Ball; and more.

Tickets: $15 Adults / $10 Youth Under 12 / $10 Ohlone Students & Staff + Seniors;
plus $2 Ohlone College Parking Fee per Vehicle. Tickets may be purchased in person the day of the concert, online at www.smithcenter.com or by phone (510) 659-6031.

2011 – 2012 Season Announced

Mark your calendars for next year’s performance dates:

Friday, October 14th, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 10th, 2:00 p.m.
Friday, March 9th, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 4th, 8:00 p.m.

All concerts take place in the Jackson Theatre, Smith Center, Ohlone College in Fremont. General admission is $15; seniors/students/staff $10; plus $2 Ohlone parking. Tickets may be purchased in person the day of the concert, online at www.smithcenter.com or by phone (510) 659-6031.

Musical Travelogue Concert May 6th

Join us for our final concert of the season, a Musical Travelogue featuring music from around the world. The concert is on Friday, May 6th at 7:30 p.m. in the Jackson Theatre, Smith Center, Ohlone College in Fremont. General admission is $10; seniors/students/staff $5; plus $2 Ohlone parking. Tickets may be purchased in person the day of the concert, online at www.smithcenter.com or by phone (510) 659-6031.

The program includes The Earle of Oxford’s Marche by William Byrd, arr. Philip Sparke, Call of the Cossacks by Peter Graham, MacArthur Park by Jim Webb, arr. Alan Fernie, O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen, arr. Phillip Littlemore, and more.

Spring Concert

Update!

Our next concert will be take place on Friday, March 25th at 7:30 p.m. in the Smith Center’s Jackson Theater at Ohlone College in Fremont. More information will be available soon.

Admission is $15; seniors/students/staff $10; plus $2 Ohlone parking. Tickets may be purchased in person the day of the concert, online at www.smithcenter.org or by phone (510) 659-6031.