The Spire Sereis kicks off their season with a performance by Bay Street Brassworks (BSB), an internationally acclaimed touring ensemble and one of America's finest and busiest brass ensembles. This award-winning quintet was founded in 1995 and performs everything from Bach to Be-Bop. BSB is the premiere educational brass ensemble of its kind, and currently a performing ensemble for Young Audiences of Maryland. BSB has performed hundreds of educational programs, masterclasses and clinics for kindergarteners through high school seniors.

BSB's eclectic program at First & Franklin will include arrangements of Richard Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra; Alexander Borodin's Polovtsian Dances; Duke Ellington's It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing; Chuck Mangione's Children of Sanchez; Jimmy Page and Robert Plant's Stairway to Heaven; Joe Zawinul's Birdland; and Bix Beiderbecke's Davenport Blues and many other favorite tunes.

BSB’s discography includes Fresh Off The Boat - Folk Music From Around The World (2002), American Escapades (2006), and Brass on Fire (2011). BSB received the Grand Prize at the 2003 New York Brass Conference International Brass Quintet Competition.

A reception will follow the concert where you will be able to interact with the musicians and enjoy some lovely food and drink.

Students: $10/General: $20