Baruch Performing Arts Center (BPAC) cordially invites members of the 23rd Street Association to a reception:

The reception will introduce the center's new Managing Director, John Malatesta, as well as the upcoming season of programs in 2008.

BPAC also invites members to attend a performance featuring the McCollough Sons of Thunder Brass Band at 7:30 PM on the 20th for only $10.00. To purchase tickets click here or call 646-312-4085 and mention the 23rd Street Association.

The McCollough Sons of Thunder is a brass band institution after thirty years of combining the African-American religious musical expressions, created from a blending of African worship style and Christian theology. These multiple manifestations include the deeply-rooted spiritual song, jubilee music, the lined-out hymn, a cappella quartet singing, mass choirs and other forms and styles. One of the less widely recognized, but highly influential, of these traditions is the instrumental “shout band”. The senior elder statesman and musical model of this community-grounded tradition is Elder Edward Babb, nicknamed “Trip”, the trombone-player. He is the director of The McCollough Sons of Thunder Brass Band.