Turtleback Brass to play

Performing at the Brown Bag Concert at noon in Emmanuel Church on Wednesday, July 16 will be the all-Orcas Turtleback Brass Quintet.

Performing at the Brown Bag Concert at noon in Emmanuel Church on Wednesday, July 16 will be the all-Orcas Turtleback Brass Quintet.

The five long-time friends formed the group in 2011 to enjoy collaborating on chamber music.

The players include Steve Alboucq and Joe Babcock on trumpet, Craig Canine on E-flat horn, Molly Johnson on trombone and Dimitri Stankevich on tuba.

The program will include an Orcas blend of English folk song settings, “Valdy” by Nautlasis, selections from “West Side Story,” “Chicago Tribune March,” “Morning Song,” “St. Lewis Blues” and closing with “William Tell Overture” by Rossini/Mattern.

The Music Committee presents the concert free of charge but donations are welcomed to fund the Virgil Cleveland Memorial  Scholarship Fund. This scholarship provides the opportunity for a promising music student from Orcas to attend a music camp in Bellingham.