Free brass concert to feature award-winning euphonium soloist

Lawrence’s Free State Brass Band will play a free concert of old and new brass band literature this weekend, featuring Nathan Gay on solo euphonium.

The concert is planned for 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St.

Gay is director of athletic bands at Missouri Western State University and an international award-winning euphonium player. He will perform “Euphonium Concerto” by Karl Jenkins.