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<p>DALLAS TWP. &#8212; White sneakers with black tuxedos?</p><p>For anyone else, it might seem like a fashion faux pas.</p><p>But for members of the Canadian Brass, it&#8217;s a signature statement that started years ago when the group slipped into Capezio jazz/ballet slippers and played some ballet music.</p><p>&#8220;Everybody mistook them for sneakers,&#8221; trumpet player Chris Coletti said in a telephone interview. &#8220;And everyone liked it so much it became a trademark.&#8221;</p><p>The group eventually exchanged the Capezio slippers for real sneakers, and that&#8217;s what Coletti and the other four musicians will wear on April 18 when the Canadian Brass performs a concert at Misericordia University.</p><p>With founder Chuck Daellenbach on tuba, Achilles Liarmakopoulos on trombone, Bernhard Scully on horn and Caleb Hudson and Coletti on trumpets, Canadian Brass is well-known for playing many genres of music, from Baroque to Dixieland to classical, jazz, religious and show tunes.</p><p>&#8220;Renaissance music is how we like to start off,&#8221; Coletti said. &#8220;It&#8217;s the first music that was intended to by played by instruments instead of sung &#8212; and it&#8217;s still catchy after all these years.&#8221;</p><p>The concert wouldn&#8217;t be complete without some Baroque music, Coletti said, adding that his favorite composer from that period is Bach.</p><p>&#8220;Johann Sebastian Bach is the king of Baroque music,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Bach&#8217;s compositions are so brilliant on so many levels. There are layers you can constantly uncover, even if you&#8217;ve played the same piece for 30 years. It&#8217;s almost other-worldly. It&#8217;s like an alien came to earth and wrote music on a higher level than anyone before or after. At the same time, it&#8217;s so human and so relatable.&#8221;</p><p>The Misericordia audience also can expect to hear some music from the Canadian Brass&#8217; newest album, &#8220;Perfect Landing,&#8221; which is a sequel to a previous album called &#8220;Take Flight.&#8221;</p><p>During the 45 years since its founding, the Canadian Brass has performed in major concert halls around the world, sold more than 2 million albums, and created nearly 600 new works and arrangements. The group also has the honor of being &#8220;the Canadian government&#8217;s go-to ensemble for official state events.&#8221;</p><p>That doesn&#8217;t mean all the members are from Canada, Coletti said, because several are from the United States. &#8220;We&#8217;re as Canadian as Michael Jordan is from Chicago.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The Canadian Brass will put on a concert at Misericordia University on April 18. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_canadianbrass-2.jpg</photo0><caption0>The Canadian Brass will put on a concert at Misericordia University on April 18. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_brass.canadian-2.jpg">
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<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta></subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p><strong>By Mary Therese Biebel</strong></p><p>mbiebel@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>IF YOU GO</strong></p><p><strong>What:</strong> Canadian Brass</p><p><strong>Where:</strong> Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, Lake Street, Dallas Township</p><p><strong>When:</strong> 7:30 p.m. April 18</p><p><strong>Tickets:</strong> $30 for premium seating, which includes wine and cheese reception prior to show; $20 general admission</p><p><strong>Box office:</strong> 570-674-6719 or misericordia.edu/theartsandmore</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Mary Therese Biebel at 570-991-6109 or on Twitter @BiebelMT.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Canadian Brass bringing variety of musical genres to Misericordia April 18