Performance
Oct 4, 2025: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Wilson Concert Hall/Lenfest Center
SONOKLECT: Matt Niess and The Capitol Bones All Brass Big-Band
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 8 pm
Wilson Concert Hall/Wilson Hall/Lenfest Center
No tickets are required. A reception will follow the performance.
The SonoKlect Series at Washington and Lee University will present Matt Niess and The Capitol Bones All-Brass Big Band in concert on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. in Wilson Concert Hall, Wilson Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. A reception follows the performance.
The program will include two works by local composer and series director Terry Vosbein, marking the continuation of a long-standing artistic collaboration between Vosbein and Niess.
Founded in 1990 by trombonist Dr. Matt Niess, The Capitol Bones are acclaimed for their bold sound and unique instrumentation. While modeled after a traditional jazz big band, the group sets itself apart with a mellophone section-four mellophones in place of saxophones-creating a distinctive timbre that blends the brilliance of trumpets with the warmth of trombones.
Darden Purcell, a Washington D.C. based jazz vocalist, is an active featured soloist with symphony orchestras, big bands and small ensembles, band leader and is the director of Jazz Studies at George Mason University.
Vosbein, who has been writing big band music for more than five decades, has developed a national reputation for his inventive, richly orchestrated works. His partnership with The Capitol Bones reflects both his personal enthusiasm for the ensemble and the SonoKlect Series' mission to present cutting-edge contemporary music to the Lexington community.