Strings, Winds & Brass showcases the unique talents of the college community at the Sheldon in Red Wing on April 6

Where can you find a heavy metal string quartet and a blues singer on the same stage? At Strings, Winds & Brass, Minnesota State College Southeast's annual showcase of the college community's amazing talents! Strings, Winds & Brass will take place at The Sheldon Theatre on Saturday, April 6 (7:30 pm) in Red Wing.

Strings, Winds & Brass
Saturday, April 6, 2019 (7:30 pm)
The Sheldon Theatre,
443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, MN.
Tickets: www.sheldontheatre.org, 800-899-5759, at the box office, or at the Red Wing campus Bookstore
Only $5 for students, $15 for adults!  

Every year Strings, Winds & Brass is a different experience. At auditions in February, ten original acts were chosen to perform by a panel of music and arts professionals. This year, look for Tech Support Brass Quintet covering the classics and The Flying Chuck Keys, a brass rock band, covering pop tunes. Welding instructor Mike Ford will play harmonica and sing the blues, and the intense cello duo Metalbuddah will dazzle with their virtuosic original music. MSC Southeast Dean of Students Josiah Litant is on deck to serve as Master of Ceremonies.

View our Facebook photo gallery of all the performers

And it's not just about entertainment. The performers are "paying it forward," as proceeds from the variety show are directed into Minnesota State College Southeast Foundation scholarship funds which will benefit future students.

The Red Wing campus's band instrument repair, violin repair, and guitar repair & building programs draw students from across the United States, many with advanced music degrees and professional performance experience. This year, Strings, Winds & Brass will feature the talents of 24 performers from as far afield as Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and of course, Minnesota.

The 2019 Strings, Winds & Brass concert line-up includes:

• Andrew McGowan -- solo euphonium
• Big Sissy Love Pig -- singer-songwriter with guitar, banjo, and mandolin
• Carrie Maynard-Allen -- poet
• Charlie Wylie -- solo trombone
• Isabel Collins -- vocals and guitar
• Mike Ford -- harmonica and voice
• Metalbuddah -- heavy metal cello duo
• Mad Dog and the Flying Chuck Keys -- big band rock music
• Tech Support Brass Quintet -- trumpet, euphonium, French horn, tuba
• Shagawa Shorty -- blues guitar, mandolin and vocals
• VC-BC -- two cellos, viola and bass 

Pictured above: 
Tech Support Brass Quintet, cello duo Metalbuddah, and Mike Ford, harmonica