Friday, April 2, 2027, 7:30 PM

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

This performance will last approximately 90 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.*

Category A $60 | Category B $45 | Category C $25
$10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

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"…a joyful blast from start to finish."

— The Independent

Formed by Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth, the internationally acclaimed, all-female tenThing Brass Ensemble brings dazzling virtuosity and infectious joy to the concert stage. The ensemble’s programs span centuries and styles, showcasing the surprising warmth, color, and expressive range of brass. 

Grounded in friendship and collaboration, the 10 musicians perform with precision, charisma, and playful flair, reshaping expectations of what a brass ensemble can be. Bold, spirited, and irresistibly fun, tenThing creates a vibrant shared musical experience that celebrates kinship through sound.

About tenThing

tenThing is celebrated for its commitment to outreach and access to music through a diverse repertoire that spans from Mozart to Weill, Grieg to Bernstein, and Lully to Bartok. The group works closely with Norwegian guitarist Jarle Storløkken to arrange scores for the ensemble, enabling the group to play pieces of differing instrumentations. 

tenThing first came into prominence thanks to performances all over its native Norway, eventually delighting a huge national audience by opening the 2011 Norwegian Grammy Awards. Soon after, the group drew international attention after its highly successful appearance at the BBC Proms at London’s Cadogan Hall. 

Elsewhere in Europe, the group has performed at a wide range of prestigious festivals and concert halls, including the Schleswig-Holstein, Beethoven Bonn, Gstaad, MDR Musiksommer, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rheingau, Bodensee, Engadin, Merano, Thüringer Bachwochen, and Bremen festivals in Central Europe; the Merano and Sienna festivals in Italy; the NCPA Beijing May Festival; and Moscow’s House of Music. 

In 2017, tenThing made its American debut with concerts in New York, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis, as well as at the renowned Wolf Trap Festival. The ensemble has since returned to North America several times, including for a holiday-themed tour in December 2022, a March 2024 tour celebrating Women’s History Month, and a West Coast tour in February 2025 with performances in Vancouver, Palm Desert, Ashland, Seattle, and Phoenix.

This is tenThing Brass Ensemble's first performance at the center.

Photos by Anna-Julia Granberg

* Run times listed here are based on information provided at this time and are subject to change.