Brass Quintet Performances
The repertoire of The Kona Brass quintet covers a wide range of lively music from ancient 15th century to modern 21st century works. Programs are all customized to be entertaining for your special event.
Fund-Raising Performances
Feature the Kona Brass for special fund-raising events!
We will partner with religious or non-profit organizations for community fund-raising events. Please contact Sue Garrod at 329-1705 to discuss your ideas.
Concert or Reception Entertainment
“Talk-Story” Concerts
These concerts include a dialog as we tell a story with our music. Like the popular programs on the "History Channel", we give the audience some historical insight into the people, events, and interesting details of the concert theme.
One-hour concert $1500 + Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET)
Per-person pricing is also available.
Concerts over 1 hour include an intermission.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY:
Inspiring and moving.
It really brought the music to life.
I felt like I went back to that very time and place.
I enjoyed the dialog as much as the music. It was fascinating.
Dinner or Reception Music
Each program is designed to match the mood of your event - either an elegant and quite dinner, or a lively celebration. The selections are performed without any vocal interruptions.
One-hour event $1000 + Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET)
Two-hour event $1500 + Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET)
Three-hour event $2000 + Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET)
Per-person pricing is also available.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY:
Sophisticated and elegant.
Lovely music to accompany dinner.
A nice mix of styles and music for everyone.
Oktoberfest music was authentic and fun.
Please note --- Prices are double for events held on these major holidays:
Thanksgiving Day, December 24, December 25, December 31, January 1, Easter Sunday, and July 4th.
The prices listed for all programs are for performances only. Unique program requirements can be accommodated for additional fees. Please contact us for further details. All service prices are subject to Hawaii General Excise Tax.
Performance Themes
Most people prefer a program with a variety of music. We customize all programs. Here are some ideas for program themes.
HOLIDAYS
Christmas Celebration
Christmas music from the US and around the world, with arrangements in traditional and jazzy styles.
The Christmas Story
Christmas hymns, classical sacred music, scripture readings and dialog to celebrate the birth of Jesus and bring the Christmas story to life.
Oktoberfest
Lively music to create the atmosphere of a Bavarian celebration, and featuring a 12-foot-long wooden Alphorn! Oktoberfest favorites include In Munchen Steht Ein Hofbrauhaus, Radetzky March, Beer Barrel Polka, Bavarian, Austrian and Swiss folk songs, Alphorn music, plus polkas and ragtime selections.
Thanksgiving
Celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving with a variety of American and Hawaiian music, including Simple Gifts, Thanksgiving Hymn, popular and patriotic American music, Dixieland, ragtime, jazz and Hawaiian favorites.
The Easter Story
Easter hymns, classical sacred music, spirituals and dialog, to bring the events of Holy Week to life.
Patriotic Holiday
Celebrate our nation and honor our veterans with Sousa marches, Armed Forces Salute, America the Beautiful, You're a Grand Ol' Flag, music of George M. Cohan, and patriotic selections.
OTHER THEMES
Fly Me To the Moon - Historical musical journey honoring the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Journey from the Renaissance through the 1960s with music and a dialog to trace the key accomplishments of Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, the space-race with the Russians, the astronauts who accomplished this feat, and the Apollo 11 mission.
Music includes Fly Me To The Moon, Moonlight Serenade, Stardust, Tonight, plus lively Renaissance, baroque, Russian, and American music.
Madrigal Dinner Music
Music fit for all the King's Men, Lords, Ladies, and Courtly Entertainers! Enjoy the medieval fanfares, madrigals, and dances with this lively music.
Jazz Classics
Enjoy the music of Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Glenn Miller and others, with favorites including Satin Doll, Take the A Train, In A Sentimental Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Tuxedo Junction, Summertime, Fascinating Rhythm, I've Got Rhythm, Lady Be Good, Ain't Misbehavin', Basin Street Blues, That's a Plenty, Stardust, Fly Me To the Moon, St. Louis Blues, Charleston.
Ragtime and Dixieland Fun
Lively ragtime and Dixieland music, including The Entertainer, Razzazza Mazzazza, Eight O'Clock Rush, Eatin' Time, Lassus Trombone, Dixieland Revival, Moon Over Bourbon Street, That's a Plenty.
Movie Classics
The best tunes from the Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Porgy and Bess, plus Mancini's Pink Panther and Baby Elephant Walk.
Beatles on Brass
Enjoy hits such as With A Little Help From My Friends, Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, Hey Jude, and more.
Hawaiian
Popular Hawaiian melodies including Hawaii 5-0, Aloha Oe, Little Grass Shack, Lovely Hula Hands, Hawaiian War Chant, For You a Lei, Song of Old Hawaii, Hawaii Ponoi.
600 Years of European Classics
Music from European masters, with favorites such as Handel's Royal Fireworks, Bach's Contrapunctus I, Gabrieli's Canzona No. 2, Ewald's Brass Quintet No. 1, Pachelbel's Kanon, Prokofiev's Love for Three Oranges, Dona Nobis Pacem, Greensleeves, Mouret's Rondeau, Bizet's Toreador Song, and selections from Pezel, Susato, and others.
New World Music
Classical brass quintet music from the Americas, including Cheetham's Scherzo, Calvert's Suite from the Monteregian Hills, Lebow's Suite for Brass, Mitchell's Folk Suite, Horowitz' Music Hall Suite, and works by other 20C and 21C classical composers.
Tribute to King David Kalakaua
Journey around the world with Hawaii's Merry Monarch and Renaissance King. Music is selected to correspond to locations visited by King Kalakaua's 1881 trip around the world.
Your Beautiful Program
Music is inspired by your ideas! Select your favorite styles and pieces from our repertoire, and we'll create a beautiful program for your special event.
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