The WURKestra

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WURK and DB Orchestra Present: The WURKestra In collaboration with Heid Music and Madison Area Music Association MAMA Instrument Donation Drive @ Tickets: GA Advance: $30 | Day of Show: $40 You may purchase tickets in advance online, by phone, or free of convenience fees at one of our ticket outlets listed HERE. Entry: Box Office: 6:30 PM GA Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 8:00 PM MAMA Instrument Donation Drive Donate an instrument before or at The WURKestra at The Barrymore Theatre on October 16, and receive a $10 discount on tickets or a $1 discount on a drink. Drop off instruments at Heid Music, receive your discount code, and buy tickets here before the show, https://barrymorelive.com/event/wurkestra/ OR drop-off instruments at the show, receive your discount code, and buy tickets at the box office on October 16th. MAMA reps will be at the show to accept your generous donation of gently used instruments. MAMA and Heid Music and WURK believe that every child is musical. Together, we’re on a mission to find instruments that need kids, and kids who need instruments. The WURKestra After 10 years of touring the Midwest as a funk-fusion band, Wurk is preparing its most ambitious project yet as its capstone. In collaboration with the DB Orchestra, a 17-piece big band loaded with trumpets, trombones, and saxophones plus percussion and sousaphone, Wurk will be presenting the WURKestra for a limited run of concerts in the fall. The first event will be hosted in Madison at the historic Barrymore Theatre on Friday, October 16th. Voted the 2019 and 2022 MAMA Artist of the Year by Madison music lovers, Wurk is known for their wide range of influences including funk, progressive rock, pop and jam band. The DB Orchestra has similarly been blending genres such as jazz swing, doo-wop, Dixieland and rock ‘n’ roll for over a decade. Daniel Haschke, saxophonist and member of both groups, noticed how both…

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