Poster Sheldon Theatre Brass Band of Red Wing, Minn.
The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band from Red Wing, Minn., will perform at the Vintage Band Festival in Northfield.
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Brass bands bring a variety of music to Northfield

Bridge Square in Northfield, Minn., will soon resound with brass, cymbal crash and oom-pa-pa. The Vintage Band Festival returns to the city along the Cannon River on Saturday, Aug. 1.

A lineup of twelve brass and wind bands will play throughout the day, starting at 9 a.m. and continuing with 45-minute sets each until 9 p.m.

According to the Vintage Band Festival website, the musical formats include U.S. Civil War-era, old-time, modern jazz and ethnic. The bands come from the Twin Cities area, as well as from New Prague, Minn., Red Wing, Minn., and Menomonie, Wis. Several military bands are participating in the festival, including the 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull" Band.

copper street brass quintet, press photo
The Copper Street Brass Quintet are: Allison Hall, trumpet and keyboard; Corbin Dillon, trumpet; Timothy Bradley, horn, keyboard, guitar; Alex Wolff, trombone; and Nick Adragna, tuba.
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Also in the Vintage Band Festival lineup are the Copper Street Brass Quintet, an ensemble with whom Classical MPR listeners may be quite familiar through the CSBQ's music being featured on air, as well as the ensemble's many performances at the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair and the group's participation in Classical MPR's Class Notes Artists educational outreach program.

More information about the Vintage Band Festival, including an hour-by-hour performance schedule, is available on the festival's website.

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