A native of Adams Basin, Jeff Stockham and his Excelsior Cornet Band performs in his home town November 3.
With training at the Eastman School of music, Stockham has performed over 100 concerts, educational programs and living history portrayals during the dozen years the Excelsior Cornet Band has been together.
The group is performing at the Adams Basin United Methodist Church to benefit the church’s Repair and Repainting Fund.
The Excelsior Cornet Band is New York State’s only authentic Civil War brass band. Founded in 2001, the band consists of a group of upstate New York musicians who are dedicated to the performance of original Civil War music on actual antique brass band instruments of the 1860s period. All of the band’s musical arrangements come from the bandbooks of Civil War era bands, or are arranged from the original Civil War era sheet music. Every musical selection is preceded by historical narrative that tells the story of that particular piece of music, as well as lore about the personalities and events associated with that composition.
Suggested donation for admission to the 2 p.m. Sunday, November 2 concert is $10 per person. The Adams Basin United Methodist Church is located at 4292 Canal Road at the intersection of Route 36/Washington Street.
10/27/13
