Carnegie Mellon's American Brass Ensemble to Perform in Doha

Doha, March 10 (QNA) - The C Street Brass ensemble from the Carnegie Mellon School of Music, will be performing this week in Doha. The unique musical group will be performing at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and Al Mirqab Boutique Hotel, part of Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels, located in Doha's historic Souq Waqif. The group comprises two trumpeters Kyle Anderson and Scott Nadelson; two trombonists - Gabriel Colby and Hakeem Bilal; and Eric Damashek on the horn. Established in 2007, the C Street Brass ensemble has won critical acclaim and has recently been appointed Ensemble in Residence at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA. The brass quintet has received high reviews from world-renowned musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, who had recently inaugurated Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha in the St. Regis Hotel, Chris Botti and Eric Ewazen. Their music draws from classical pops, contemporary music, as well as unique transcriptions from all genres. Putting a "premium on concert presentation", C Street is devoted to bridging the division between performer and audience, which they achieve through incorporating entertaining visuals into the music. On Tuesday, the ensemble will play two 45 minute sets outside the Al Mirqab Boutique Hotel at Souq Waqif beginning at 7:30 pm. This will be followed by a free performance on Thursday evening at 6 pm, with a reception at 5:30 pm, at the Carnegie Mellon Qatar campus. (QNA)