Surrey City Orchestra brass players perform What a Blast, October 16 at 7 pm

Pro horn masters take on everything from the “Hockey Night in Canada” theme to “The Barber of Seville”

Surrey City Orchestra presents What a Blast via Facebook or Youtube on October 16 at 7 pm

FIVE MEMBERS of Surrey City Orchestra’s brass section are having a blowout digital performance on October 16.

Called What a Blast, the show, recorded as part of Surrey Civic Theatres’ Digital Stage series, puts horns to favourites like “The Barber of Seville”, “The Pink Panther” theme, and the “Hockey Night in Canada Theme”.

The quintet features trumpeters Mark D’Angelo and Nick Robson, French horn master Richard Mingus (recently retired from the VSO), trombonist Gregory Farrugia, and bass-trombonist Andrew Poirier.

The SCO is one of the region's newest a professional orchestras, performing its first concert in March of 2018 under the direction of conductor Stuart Martin.

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