M5 Mexican Brass band members laughing and holding brass musical instruments

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

will perform March 10 as part of Northeastern Illinois and the . The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium on the , 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.

M5 Mexican Brass has gained international recognition since it was founded in 2005, establishing itself as Mexico's leading brass quintet. Combining their skill and talent playing all styles of virtuosic chamber music, in performance the group adds non-stop interaction with the audience, a sound that is theirs alone, inborn showmanship and their inimitable Latin American charm.

As one of Mexico鈥檚 most active cultural ambassadors, M5 has toured extensively in the United States and Canada since 2008. The brass quintet made its South America debut in Colombia in 2012 and returned to the continent in November 2015 for a week of performances in Chile. They performed in Africa at an Algerian festival in 2013 and were guest artists with China鈥檚 Wu Han Symphony Orchestra in 2014.

M5 has played in world-renowned venues including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; the Teatro Municipal de Las Condes in Santiago, Chile; and the Nezahualcoyotl Concert Hall in Mexico City. M5 has shared the stage with other internationally celebrated brass musicians, including Canadian Brass founding members Fred Mills and Jens Lindemann.

Many of M5鈥檚 activities are dedicated to education, where they perform school concerts and assemblies and teach workshops and master classes. M5 has played concerts for more than 30,000 children in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. 

Program: Brassinaci贸n

Fantasia in C major
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Johann Sebastian Bach

Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer)
Antonio Vivaldi

"Der Alte Peter"
Variations on a German folk song as composed by Handel, Mozart, Wagner, Strauss, Orff and Stockhausen

鈥淒眉rrenhorn Passage鈥
Kevin McKee

鈥淭ico Tico鈥
Zequinha de Abreu

鈥淢颈肠丑别濒濒别鈥
Paul McCartney

鈥淪t. James Infirmary Blues鈥
Anonymous

鈥淗ora Staccato鈥
Grigoras Dinicu

鈥沦辞尘别飞丑别谤别鈥
Leonard Bernstein

鈥淟颈产别谤迟补苍驳辞鈥
Astor Piazzolla

This performance is a part of the Jewel Box Series, an eight-concert professional performing arts series presented by Northeastern鈥檚 Office of Cultural Events.

are $25, $17.50 and $5 and can be purchased online or by calling (773) 442-4636.  are required.