William Bing, Caltech's director of bands and faithful Altadenablog reader, sends us this about Sunday's annual brass concert at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1757 N. Lake:

“A Musical Gift”
Event:  8th Annual Christmas Concert and Carol Sing-Along
Date:  Sunday, December 13, 2007
Time: 7 PM
Featured Artists:

Modern Brass Ensemble, featuring Doug Tornquist, tuba and Imre Szilas, organist

This concert is free and open to the public.   It will feature the Modern Brass Ensemble and organist Imre Szilas in traditional and contemporary settings of holiday music. .  There will be special arrangements of traditional carols by Anne McGinty, Raymond Burkhart, and Bill Reichenbach.   Members of the ensemble have played for many movies and recordings, including “A Christmas Carol”, “The Princess and the Frog”, “Transformers”, “2012”.   Artists they have performed with include Diana Krall, Barbara Streisand, and Josh Groban.

Please bring the entire family and enjoy the musical spirit of Christmas in one of the most beautiful churches on the west coast.

For further information, please call the church office at (626) 794-7141