{"id":558,"date":"2008-03-18T10:25:14","date_gmt":"2008-03-18T15:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=558"},"modified":"2014-09-23T09:24:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T14:24:40","slug":"world-renowned-empire-brass-to-perform-march-28-at-ford-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/world-renowned-empire-brass-to-perform-march-28-at-ford-center\/","title":{"rendered":"World-Renowned Empire Brass to Perform March 28 at Ford Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 5px; width: 300px; float: left; background-color: #ffffff\" class=\"jce?caption\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/stories\/bass.jpg\" alt=\"bass.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0pt; float: left; width: 300px; height: 397px\" title=\"bass.jpg\" height=\"397\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; clear: both\" class=\"jce?caption?text\">\nEmpire Bass\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; The internationally renowned Empire Brass<br \/>\nconcert band is scheduled to perform March 28 at the<br \/>\nUniversity of Mississippi.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The 8 p.m. concert at the Ford Center for the Performing<br \/>\nArts promises to be one of the best concerts of the year,<br \/>\nsaid Norm Easterbrook, Ford Center director.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>&#8220;Summing up the wonders of Empire Brass&#8217; tone quality is a<br \/>\nchallenge, but I will say the group&#8217;s virtuosity is<br \/>\nelectrifying and their programming &#8211; ranging over five<br \/>\ncenturies &#8211; is diverse, balanced and intense. This is a<br \/>\nconcert not to miss,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Part of the university&#8217;s famed Artist Series, the concert<br \/>\noffers tickets priced at $27, $24 and $12 for various<br \/>\nseating. They are available by visiting the UM Box Office<br \/>\nin the Student Union, Ford Center Box Office or &#8220;events&#8221; at<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/fordcenter\/\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/fordcenter\/<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>They also can be ordered by calling 662-915-7411.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The Washington Post described Empire Brass&#8217; recent Kennedy<br \/>\nCenter concert as &#8220;one of the supreme concerts of the year.<br \/>\nThe Empire Brass has pungent clarity, molten sustained<br \/>\nnotes, zippy staccatos and show-stopping presto.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The first brass ensemble to win the prestigious Naumberg<br \/>\nChamber Music Award, Empire Brass is recognized for its<br \/>\nbrilliant virtuosity and diversity of its repertoire, which<br \/>\nranges from pieces by Bach and Handel to selections of jazz<br \/>\nand Broadway. The group performs more than 100 concerts<br \/>\nannually in cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago,<br \/>\nWashington, London, Zurich and Tokyo.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Each of the five musicians &#8211; Rolf Smedvig and Marc Reese,<br \/>\ntrumpets; Michelle Perry, horn; Mark Hetzler, trombone; and<br \/>\nKenneth Amis, tuba &#8211; has held leading positions with major<br \/>\nAmerican orchestras.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The ensemble has been featured on CBS&#8217;s &#8220;Good Morning<br \/>\nAmerica,&#8221; NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Today Show&#8221; and &#8220;Sunday Today,&#8221; and PBS&#8217;s<br \/>\n&#8220;Mr. Roger&#8217;s Neighborhood,&#8221; as well as on commercial and<br \/>\npublic radio networks nationwide.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>A complete list of upcoming Ford Center events is available<br \/>\nat<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/fordcenter\/\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/fordcenter\/<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>For assistance related to a disability, call 662-915-7411.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Empire Bass OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; The internationally renowned Empire Brass concert band is scheduled to perform March 28 at the University of Mississippi. \u00a0<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[222],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>World-Renowned Empire Brass to Perform March 28 at Ford Center - Ole Miss News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/world-renowned-empire-brass-to-perform-march-28-at-ford-center\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"World-Renowned Empire Brass to Perform March 28 at Ford Center - Ole Miss News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0 Empire Bass OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; The internationally renowned Empire Brass concert band is scheduled to perform March 28 at the University of Mississippi. \u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/world-renowned-empire-brass-to-perform-march-28-at-ford-center\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ole Miss News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"-0001-11-30T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-09-23T14:24:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/stories\/bass.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@OleMissRebels\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@OleMissRebels\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/\",\"name\":\"Ole Miss News\",\"description\":\"The official source for University of Mississippi news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/world-renowned-empire-brass-to-perform-march-28-at-ford-center\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/stories\/bass.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/world-renowned-empire-brass-to-perform-march-28-at-ford-center\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/world-renowned-empire-brass-to-perform-march-28-at-ford-center\/\",\"name\":\"World-Renowned Empire Brass to Perform March 28 at Ford Center - Ole Miss News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/world-renowned-empire-brass-to-perform-march-28-at-ford-center\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"-0001-11-30T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-09-23T14:24:40+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/4515cb1b4f8a759552c0827c3df56430\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/world-renowned-empire-brass-to-perform-march-28-at-ford-center\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/4515cb1b4f8a759552c0827c3df56430\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3e8e7562bf6d779d771ad8ce4cecd7ef?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42860,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558\/revisions\/42860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}