It was meant as a "quick strike" by the rogue Brass Ensemble, according to Assistant Professor of Music and Director of the College Orchestra Heather Buchman. Ten Hamilton students armed with trumpets, trombones, and a lot of Christmas carols, made three appearances on campus to mark the last day of classes. They were joined by Professor of Comparative Literature Peter Rabinowitz on the euphonium and Buchman. The guerilla carolers performed at McEwen and Commons dining halls and the Wellin Atrium in the Science Center.
Buchman said she inherited the tradition of the brass ensemble playing Christmas carols at the McEwen rock. "Once the Science Center opened I was curious to hear what we'd sound like in the Atrium. It's evolved into a moveable concert," Buchman said, adding "the fact that we're unannounced give it that guerrilla element."
