Motor City Brass Band and Woodside Bible Church present "Holiday Brass," Dec. 8

Motor City Brass Band’s motto is, “It’s more than a concert, it’s a show!” And what a show it will be on Dec. 8 when the band strikes up at Woodside Bible Church in Troy.

The show, Holiday Brass, begins at 3 p.m.  Admission is free, so round up family and friends for the holiday celebration. No registration or ticketing is required for the open seating event. Woodside is located at 6600 Rochester Road between Square Lake and South Blvd.

In addition to Christmas and holiday music, choirs from Woodside will join Motor City Brass Band (MCBB) in three Christmas favorites, “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “Joy To The World,” and “Do You Hear What I Hear?”

Thirty performers make up the band; all are volunteer, amateur musicians from the metropolitan Detroit area. Craig Strain is music director and conductor. The musicians are diverse in their professional backgrounds, including current and former band directors, engineers, salesmen, technology professionals, teachers, lawyers, and electricians.

 “We even have our own dentist,” said band member Mark Stephens. Stephens also plays in the orchestra that is part of worship at the 8:30 a.m. service at Woodside’s Troy campus.

In September, MCBB recorded a CD which will be available for the first time at the Holiday Brass concert.

“This concert is being presented to Woodside as a thank you for allowing us the use of the auditorium to record,” said Stephens.

“And every concert is programmed so there will be something for everyone. Best of all, we have so much fun on stage, that the audience ends up having just as much fun as we do!”