Burt County Brass to Perform Christmas Concert

The love, joy and peace of Christmas will be magnified at a 2014 Christmas Concert Series presented by the Burt County Brass Quintet and the Bancroft Melody Chimers.  Check your calendars!  All are invited!  Share in the Spirit of Christmas in two counties!

Starting Saturday, December 13 at 2pm at the Lyons Library, the Burt County Brass Quintet, Gary Fugman and Jim Groth, trumpets, Brenner Beavers, french horn, Jess Watson, trombone and Viktor Sundleaf, tuba and the Bancroft melody Chimers, Nichole Sachs, Candice Headlee, Sharon Fugman, Marian Metzger, ConnieBargman, Peggy Rens, Ruthann Bargman, Rachel Macklin and conductor Ken Headlee, will play a Christmas concert for the benefit of the Lyons Library.  A freewill offering will be received.  Christmas music to be played will include “O Come, O Come Emanuel”, “Ding Dong! Merrily on High!”, “I Saw Three Ships”, “Go Tell It on the Mountain”, “Joy to the World”, “Nutcracker Sweets”, “The Little Drummer Boy” and “O Come All Ye Faithful”.

Then on Sunday, December 14 at 2pm the Brass and Bells move on to be featured at the Neihardt Center in Bancroft on their Holiday Musical Favorites series.  Later on Sunday, December 14 at 5pm, the Burt County Brass Quintet Concert Series will continue as the Quintet is featured on the Christmas Concert for the Community at the Swedish Heritage Museum in Oakland.

Mark your calendars for December 13 and 14 as talented area musical artists bring the Christmas Spirit alive for you!