23nd International Brass Festival - WIDER, GANSCH & PAUL (Austria)

Chance writes the best stories. In 2015, Albert Wieder stepped in as as a stand-in for Mnozil Brass. Together with Thomas Gansch and Leonhard Paul, they started playing an encore at the end of every Mnozil Brass show. A new one on every tour. Off the cuff, very spontaneously and with little to no rehearsal, they took to the stage and did what music-making is all about - communicating. Over time, a whole concert programme developed, with songs from all corners of their three universes: George Michael, Franz Schubert, Chuck Mangione, Johann Strauss, Toots Thielemans, Udo Jürgens, Henry Mancini, Billy Joel and so on and so forth. Bass, melody and harmony. That's all you need. You could also say "Earth, Wind and Fire" - but that's already taken - so let's call it "Wieder, Gansch & Paul"! Thomas Gansch - trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals Leonhard Paul - trombone, bass trumpet, vocals Albert Wieder - tuba Advance ticket sale - www.brassfestival.net