(HILLSIDE, NJ) -- Kean Stage has added Dallas Brass to its 2024-2025 season line-up. The all-brass ensemble will perform their holiday show, Christmas Plus!, on Friday, December 6, 2024 at Enlow Recital Hall (215 North Avenue) in Hillside. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Dallas Brass rings in the season with an eclectic repertoire that features classical, jazz and holiday favorites, including Carol of the Bells, Sleigh Ride, Frosty the Snowman, selections from The Nutcracker and more.
Founder Michael Levine states, "A Dallas Brass concert is intended for the entire family. Our ideal audience ranges from 5 to 95! Our goal is to entertain and enrich by playing great music, interacting with our audience, and incorporating energy and fun into the performance.”
Now in their 42nd Season, Dallas Brass has toured the globe delighting audiences in Europe, the Far East, and throughout the United States. They have shared the stage with the likes of Bob Hope, Marvin Hamlisch, Maureen McGovern, and Doc Severinson. In addition to solo concerts, Dallas Brass has been featured with numerous symphony orchestras, including the Cincinnati Pops, New York Pops and Philly Pops. They have performed for Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush, have appeared on the CBS Early Show, and their music has been used numerous times on the television show The Young & The Restless.
Tickets for Dallas Brass- Christmas Plus! range from $59-$85 and are available for purchase online or by contacting the Box Office at (908)737-7469. The Kean Stage Box Office is located in Wilkins Theatre (1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ) and is open Monday - Friday, 10:00am-3:00pm.
Kean Stage at Kean University educates, entertains and challenges audiences by presenting high-quality programs that reflect the diversity of the region and of the arts. These cultural offerings complement the intellectual life of the classroom for our students, increase opportunities for community engagement, and provide affordable access to the arts for New Jersey residents. Audiences of all ages are invited to enjoy a wide range of professional theatre, Broadway tours, dance performances, concerts, international films and family-friendly shows. In addition, Kean Stage encourages University students to attend events, and provides several opportunities to explore the performing arts through masterclasses, workshops, lectures, and employment opportunities as ushers, backstage technicians and box office staff.
Kean University, New Jersey's urban research university, is a national institution of higher education recognized for its diversity, innovation and the social mobility of its graduates. Founded in 1855 as a teachers college, Kean has evolved into a thriving research university that supports students as they persist to graduation, give back to their communities and launch successful careers. Kean's six colleges offer more than 50 undergraduate programs, six doctoral degree programs and more than 70 options leading to master's degrees, professional diplomas or certifications, across a full range of academic subjects. With campuses in Union, Toms River and Manahawkin, New Jersey, and Wenzhou, China, as well as Kean Online, the University provides students of all backgrounds an affordable and accessible world-class education.
