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Detroit, cheap tickets to a green day concert (December 3, 2012) – It's a blast of holiday brass! Enjoy favorite carols, holiday hits, and more, all with the verve and virtuosity cheap tickets to a green day concert of The Canadian Brass, paired with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO). A Canadian Brass Christmas with the DSO will feature holiday favorites like "Winter Wonderland" and "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas," as well as brass classics like Suite from Porgy and Bess. The performance takes place on Tuesday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall. This DSO Presents performance is sponsored by Greektown Casino Hotel and St. John Providence Health System.
cheap tickets to a green day concert Friends Chuck Daellenbach and Gene Watts first came together in 1970 to form a brass quintet. Initially, Gene took on the role of developing new repertoire while Chuck was the moving force in marketing, publishing and managing the group. Three empty chairs were quickly filled and together, the group's imagination and consummate musicianship elevated the art of the brass quintet to what it is today. Here was not only an opportunity to explore the possibilities of an all-brass chamber group but a challenge to bring the sound and the excitement of brass music to new audiences.
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Tickets to A Canadian Brass Christmas with the DSO at Orchestra Hall range from $29-$62 and $94 for box seats. Tickets may be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center box office (3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit); by calling (313) 576-5111; or online at dso.org. For group discount information (10 people or more), please contact Chuck Dyer at (313) 576-5130 or cdyer@dso.org.