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Bassoonist Dan Weiss to perform with his band

FALLBROOK – Continuing its mission of building new audiences, Fallbrook Music Society presents Left Coast Quintet 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at the Fallbrook Public Library.

The concert is free to the general public. No tickets are required. Led by bassoonist Dan Weiss, the quintet features popular wind instruments – bassoon, clarinet, flute and piccolo, oboe and horns – in a range of repertoire that will appeal to audiences of all ages.

"We certainly hope a concert like this will bring out all the band students here in town. It's a great chance to see and hear professional musicians in a near "master class" environment," Ann Murray, executive director of the music society, said.

A Texas transplant who landed in Southern California in 2006, Weiss has traveled the country performing, collaborating and teaching to a wide variety of audiences. He has performed with a number of groups, including the San Diego Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Mainly Mozart Festival, San Diego City Ballet, Opera NEO, the Villa Musica Symphony Orchestra, New City Sinfonia, San Diego Junior Theatre and the Imperial Valley Symphony.

Often cited for his 'artistic genius,' Weiss's latest endeavor has been the co-founding of Left Coast Quintet, an ensemble that seeks out innovative classical and "pops" arrangements for small wind ensemble. Its members include Kristen Kort, flute; Heather Marks Soady; oboe; April Leslie, clarinet, and Erika Wilsen, horn.

"When I heard the demo from Left Coast Quintet, I was struck by their unique performance style. They are a little bit 'classical,' a little bit 'pop' and a little bit 'jazz' all in one. This concert will appeal to absolutely everyone." Murray said.

The Sunday concert will feature excerpts from a variety of well-known compositions, including Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story" and even George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue."

The program preview starts 2:30 p.m. and weather permitting, a reception will immediately follow the concert on the Poet's Patio. More information is available through the Fallbrook Music Society at http://www.FallbrookMusicSociety.org.

 

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