Arts & Entertainment Season

Website: www.strunzandfarah.com

Strunz & Farah
Friday, November 14, 2008
8:00 p.m.

Performing together since 1979, Strunz & Farah are the innovators of an entirely new expression for the acoustic guitar.  Decades ahead of their time, they originated an exotic style that now is widely followed.  From Costa Rica and Iran respectively, Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah have brought the cultural riches of their native lands into their highly virtuosic, rhythmic, and improvisation – rich original instrumental compositions, profoundly influencing guitarists worldwide.  Their meeting in 1979 marked the first time that Latin American and Middle Eastern music came together on the guitar.  They remain the undisputed masters of the form they created. 

Audio Clips:
 - El Jaguar (MP3, 561KB)
 - Levantina (MP3, 580KB)

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G.F. Handel's Messiah 
Sunday, December 14, 2008
6:00 p.m.

A cherished Christmas tradition, missed by Brownsville families for eight years, is finally back!  It’s a treasured tradition of beautiful voices and emotional music that today embody the Christmas spirit.  Composed by Friedrich Handel, this performance will feature more than 60 choir members accompanied by a more than thirty piece orchestra made up of UTB/TSC and BISD students, faculty and professional musicians.  Messiah will be directed by the UTB/TSC Bravo Opera Company and joined in song by the audience!

Tickets: No more tickets available.

Website: www.bandofthewest.af.mil

The USAF Band of the West
Saturday, January 24, 2009
3:00 p.m.

The USAF Band of the West is a musical organization from San Antonio Texas that is located at Lackland Air Force Base.  The band is comprised of 45 talented musicians that represent some of the finest universities and conservatories in the United States and abroad.  On a yearly basis, the band performs for over one million people throughout the states of Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona.  United States Air Force Bands support the Air Force Mission by providing world-class musical products and services to support troop morale, recruiting, community relations, and the preservation of our National Heritage.

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Video Clips**
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 
- Tampico

** From YouTube website.
     

Website: www.havananrg.com

Havana NRG
Friday, March 13, 2009
8:00 p.m.

Havana NRG continues to be one of the strongest up-and-coming Latin orchestras of the world.  The New Rhythm Generation from Havana has entertained audiences world wide.  It is full of real “energy” that makes people swing their hips and turn in a frenzy on the dance floor. This group is indeed a “new breed of Latin band” that is taking their Cuban roots to new levels of performance.  NRG members include those from Havana, Cuba and other parts of Cuba that include la Havana, Holguin, Pinar del Rio and Matanzas.  In addition to the Cubanos in Havana NRG, one band member is from Peru and another is from the United States.

Audio Clips:
 - Con Giro Clave Y Bongo (MP3, 225KB)
 - Wrap The Mambo (MP3, 250KB)

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 Residence Inn by Marriott - Brownsville
 www.marriott.com/BRORI