The Westerlies will be at the Emmanuel Art Gallery for a pair of performance with MSU Denver music students. Here is the schedule for the afternoon:

10:30am – 12pm – The Westerlies work with MSU Denver Brass students under the direction of Dr. Michael Hengst

1pm – 1:50pm – The Westerlies work with MSU Denver Composition students under the direction of Dr. David Farrell

About The Westerlies

The Westerlies, “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk” (New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet comprised of Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Addison Maye-Saxon on trombone. From Carnegie Hall to Coachella, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along. 

Formed in 2011, the self-described “accidental brass quartet” takes its name from the prevailing winds that travel from the West to the East. “Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers” (NPR’s Fresh Air), The Westerlies explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both "folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music).