Adventures in Music - Bifocal Brass A Community Sextet

Name: Adventures in Music - Bifocal Brass A Community Sextet
Start: 2026-02-12T13:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-12T14:30:00-05:00
Location: ACC Newport Center Granum Theatre

Schedule

Thu Feb 12 2026 at 01:30 pm to 02:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

ACC Newport Center Granum Theatre | Detroit, MI

In the mid-1980s a number of local brass players were asked to put together a group for a local church. That request resulted in the
formation of a brass sextet, somewhat modeled after the Canadian Brass, but called Bifocal Brass because most of the members are retired. They received a small grant from the Comstock fund to help with music and grew from there. They play a variety of music styles, including classical, show tunes, jazz, marches, and other traditional band music. Members of the sextet include:
Mark Kroll - 1st Trumpet: Retired band director from Ohio.
Ron Cady - 2nd Trumpet: Retired teacher from Cheboygan.
Ben Westrope - French Horn: Engineer with Timm Construction. Jon Hopkins -Trombone: Retired teacher and band director from Alpena.
Larry McLennan - Baritone: Retired from Social Security Administration.
Dennis Artley - Tuba: Retired from Internal Revenue Service.
There have been personnel changes over the years but three – Larry McLennan, Dennis Artley and Jon Hopkins – are from the original group.
Please join in welcoming this group to the third in our series of
musical performances, Adventures in Music, on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 1:30 pm in the Granum Theatre.
This musical program is made possible with the help of ACC, the
Association of Lifelong Learners, and the Granum Grant Program.
The next program will be the Truckey Road Roughnecks on March 12 at 1:30 pm.