The organizer of Napaâs Sounds of Christmas Brass has called off the annual holiday performance for the first time since its founding nearly half a century ago, following a new shutdown order in the wake of a worsening coronavirus surge.
Peter Altamura announced the cancellation of the brass concert, which was to have taken place Sunday afternoon outside the Raleyâs supermarket on Soscol Avenue, in an email Saturday night to members of the Napa Valley Brass Society. The performances have taken place at various Napa venues since 1974.
âWith the state implementation of the Regional Stay Home Order for all Bay Area counties (Friday), this closes indoor and outdoor private gatherings of any size,â wrote Altamura, who has performed in or conducted every Sounds of Christmas Brass concert since it debuted at the then-new Dwight Murray Plaza downtown.