Saturday April 25, 2026 – 7 PM
Illinois State University Center for the Performing Arts
351 S School St, Normal, IL
Note: there is significant construction occurring near and around the CPA. Please visit the ISU CPA website for the latest information on parking and site access.
Join the Brass Band of Central Illinois and Dr. Sharon Huff, Music Director, and we’ll put you In the Mood for an evening of Rhythm and Brass! From the lopsided lilt of Derek Bourgeois’ Serenade to the fusion funk of Birdland to the syrupy swing of Sugar Blues, we’ll keep your toes tapping all night long.
Anne McNamara, associate professor of trumpet at Illinois State University, will display technical zest in Zelda, and her soaring rendition of Blessed Assurance is guaranteed to leave you breathless. Our cavalcade of rhythms continues with Closely Dancing, a Latin jazz ballad featuring BBCI euphonium player Cassandra Black. We round out the concert with the up-tempo Rhythm and Blues and Saints on Parade, where a military cadence gives way to dazzling Dixieland.
It’s time to Face the Music and Dance!
*Free admission, no tickets required
*Win prizes in the raffle
*Enjoy some cookies with us following the concert
No tickets are required, but please consider making a voluntary donation to BBCI during the concert or supporting us online to help us further our mission of engaging the Central Illinois community through presentations of brass band music.
This concert is supported in part by the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Mirza/Arts & Culture Grants.
Brass Band of Central Illinois 