SERAPH BRASS
SERAPH BRASS
Sunday, September 13, 2026
4:00 PM 6:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church Of Asheville40 Church StreetAsheville, NC, 28801
Founded by trumpet soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden, this award-winning brass ensemble spotlights standout women brass players and highlights musicians from marginalized groups through personnel and programming. Winners of the American Prize in Chamber Music, they’ve been praised for their “beautiful sounds” (American Record Guide), “fine playing” (Gramophone), and “staggeringly high caliber of performance.” (Textura).
ARTIST SPONSORED BY TOD M. LEAVEN
PROGRAM
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Holberg Suite, op. 40
I. Prelude arr. Jeff Luke
W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
“Der Hölle Rache” from Die Zauberflöte, KV 620
arr. Jeff Luke
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Prelude from Suite Bergamasque
arr. Egil Smedvig
Jeff Scott (b. 1967)
Showcase
Bernice Petkere (1901-2000)
Lullaby of the Leaves
arr. Robyn Black
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
arr. Jeff Luke
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue
arr. Layan Atieh
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Selections from West Side Story
arr. Jack Gale
Catherine McMichael (b. 1954)
Asteria
II. Virgo
Reena Esmail (b. 1983)
Khirkiyaan (Windows): Three Transformations for Brass Quintet
III. Tuttarana
Stephen Schwartz (b. 1948)
Suite from Wicked
arr. Jeff Luke
