Performances
Tongan
Free Wesleyan
Brass Band
Musical traditions from Polynesia don't always involve drumming! Christian missionaries to Polynesia in the nineteenth century introduced the then popular military marching band style of music to the Islands. The harmonic structure and instrumentation of brass bands adapted and blended beautifully with the more traditional style of Polynesian community performance. Today several Salt Lake City based Polynesian brass bands join parades, festivals and concerts throughout Utah and the region.
Courtesy
of the Utah Arts Council
Photo by Carol Edison, 1997
The
Polynesian Gift to Utah is made possible by a
generous grant from the R. Harold Burton Foundation.