The Well-Tempered Ear

Classical music: The Madison Brass Quintet will perform a FREE holiday concert this Saturday at noon. Plus, pianist Olivia Mussat performs a FREE recital of works by Haydn, Liszt and Ginastera at noon on Friday.

ALERT: This Friday’s FREE Noon Musicale, to be held from 12:15 to 1 p.m. at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Meeting House of the First Unitarian Society of Madison, 900 University Bay Drive, features pianist Olivia Mussat, who studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music, in music by Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt and Alberto Ginastera.

By Jacob Stockinger

Grace Presents is currently in its fifth year of offering free public concerts on the Capital Square. The series features local musicians and is a lively and eclectic mix of genres each month.

This Saturday, as part of Grace Presents, the versatile Madison Brass Quintet (below) will perform a FREE holiday program from noon to 1 p.m. at the newly remodeled Grace Episcopal Church, 116 West Washington Ave., where it joins Carroll Street on the Capitol Square in downtown Madison.

The well-known regional ensemble has been performing throughout the Midwest since 1982 and featuring some of the finest musicians in Southern Wisconsin. The Madison Brass features custom-tailored programs for any event from their extensive repertoire, which encompasses music from the 1500’s to the New Millennium.

The Madison Brass Quintet will play traditional and contemporary holiday and Christmas favorites for their concert.

Here are samples you can listen to:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheImpactofBrass/featured

Website: http://www.sandylaclair.com (Click on Madison Brass)