CBTP Holiday Concert - The Westerlies
Concert: 7:30 pm, Saturday December 14, 2024
Workshop: 1:00 pm (free)
St John's Church
1670 Route 25 A
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
General Admission Tickets: $30
Student Tickets: $15
Riley Mulherkar & Chloe Rowlands, Trumpet; Andy Clausen & Addison Maye-Saxon, Trombone
Special Event: Free “Behind the Music” Workshop – Improvisation for Everyone
Before the concert, The Westerlies invite the community to a free workshop at 1:00 PM, titled Improvisation for Everyone. Open to musicians of all instruments, levels, and stylistic backgrounds, this hands-on session explores improvisation as a tool for creativity and connection. Participants will learn through engaging games and exercises, with no prior improvisation experience required.
Here’s what past attendees have said:
- “Their creative programming and energetic personalities make them accessible to students of all ages.” – Emily Werne, The Juilliard School
- “Their workshops pushed students to think out of the box and not be afraid to do so.” – Britt Madsen, Seattle JazzEd
The Westerlies, “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk” (New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet comprised of childhood friends from Seattle: Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Addison Maye-Saxon on trombone. From Carnegie Hall to Coachella, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
Formed in 2011, the self-described “accidental brass quartet” takes its name from the prevailing winds that travel from the West to the East. “Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers” (NPR’s Fresh Air), The Westerlies explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both "folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music).
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