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Motor City Brass Band will be hosting a special National Preview concert ahead of their trip to Fort Wayne this weekend.

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  Motor City will be hosting the preview evening

Wednesday, 02 April 2025

        

Motor City Brass Band in Michigan will host a special North American Brass Band Association 'Preview Concert' on Wednesday 2nd April.

Showcase

The event at Clarkston High School (7.00pm) will showcase performances from Five Lakes Silver Band (Christopher Ward) alongside Motor City Academy Brass Band (Bona Opatich) and Motor City Brass Band itself (Gordon Ward)

It will act as a preview showcase for the band to perform their two-piece programmes (test-piece and own-choice selection) for the upcoming National Championships which take place in Fort Wayne, Indiana this weekend.

That event will be live-streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@NABBAbands83/streams

        

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