NORWICH – All lovers of brass band music will be at the United Church of Christ Congregational, 11 W. Main St., Norwich this Friday evening to bask in the sounds of the Mid-York Shining Brass Band. Concert time is 7:30 p.m.

Now in its 12th season, this Chenango County based brass band of 23 instrumentalists presents many genres of music. All pieces are composed or arranged for brass instruments in the intriguing traditional British Brass Band style.

A number of soloists will be featured with the band, including Bob Merrick playing “Tenderly” on the French horn, a cornet duo performing “Two Little Finches,” trombonists Becky Sabin presenting “All the Way” and Doug Keith interpreting “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”

Featured guest artist of the band will be Jeff Stockham, one of Syracuse’s finest trumpeters. He will perform a traditional Herbert L. Clark solo titled “The Debutante.” resurrect the 19th century keyed trumpet; and improvise a jazz solo to “Bill Bailey.” Stockham was invited back for this concert by popular demand after his brilliant performance with the Mid-York band last December. Stockham is well-known to music fans in the Upstate New York region. A graduate of Syracuse University and the Eastman School of Music (and a veteran of the renowned Eastman Jazz Ensemble), his performance credits read like a Who’s Who of the Central New York music scene. He has performed with the Central New York Jazz Orchestra, the Salt City Jazz Collective, JazzBone, the Stan Colella Orchestra, the Mario DeSantis Orchestra, Little Georgie & the Shufflin’ Hungarians, Larry Arlotta, the Bearcat Jass Band, Joe Salzano & the Blue Devils, Atlas, Gap Mangione, Danny D’Imperio’s Big Band Bloviation, the