Newport Classical Music Festival: The Westerlies - Brass at Blithewold 🎵

This concert is made possible through the generous support of Mike and Michele Klau in loving memory of Sue and Jimmy Klau.

Spend a memorable morning at Blithewold Mansion with New York-based brass quartet The Westerlies, hailed by The New York Times as “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk.” Drawing from American shape-note music—a tradition designed to make singing more accessible—the ensemble presents kaleidoscopic arrangements of traditional hymns alongside new compositions. With concert hall precision and folklike approachability, The Westerlies reimagine the American musical landscape, inviting audiences on a trailblazing journey through past and present.

Riley Mulherkar, trumpet
Chloe Rowlands, trumpet
Andy Clausen, trombone
Addison Maye-Saxon, trombone

Program
J.P Reese Fight On
John G. McCurry Weeping Mary
William Walker Louisiana
M.L. Swan Paradise
Caroline Shaw Entr’acte
(arr. The Westerlies)
Andy Clausen The Royal Band / Soft Music
John G. McCurry Parting Friends
Chloe Rowlands Kerhonkson
Andy Clausen The 5:10 to Ronkonkoma
Trad Saro
(arr. Sam Amidon/Nico Muhly)
*Program subject to change