The Westerlies, brass quartet, to perform in Westfield on Sunday, March 27

Steeple Concerts at St. Paul’s is excited to present a concert by the New York-based brass quartet, The Westerlies, at 5pm on Sunday, March 27. The concert will be at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 414 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ.

Hailed by The New York Times as “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk,” the quartet is composed of Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch on trombone. The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along. They explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both "folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music).

The Westerlies are the first small ensemble-in-residence at the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School. Childhood friends from Seattle, The Westerlies return there annually to produce a music festival called Westerlies Fest, which combines evening performances featuring numerous guest artists, an all-day open-to-the-public creative music jamboree, and workshops in local public schools.

Following State of NJ and Diocesan guidelines, we are limiting our concerts to approximately 60 minutes in length with no intermission. All concertgoers may wear a mask while in the building and audience members will be asked to remain seated in their assigned pew for the duration of the concert. The guidelines and concert programs are subject to revision, and concerts may be streamed online in lieu of in-person attendance depending on updated state guidelines.

Tickets to the concert are priced at $25 for adults and $10 for students, and are available on the Steeple Concerts website at www.steepleconcerts.org. More information about the Masterworks Concert in May is also available on the Steeple Concerts website. Parking for the concert is available in the St. Paul’s parking lot off Euclid Avenue or on St. Paul’s Street next to the church.