The Golden Belt Community Concert Association will present renowned cello and vocal duo Branden and James with singer/songwriter Effie Passero in concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, in the Great Bend Municipal Auditorium, Lakin and Stone.

This GBCCA event is open to association members. No single concert tickets are available. The concert association has reached its seating capacity for members and will not be accepting additional memberships until its spring 2024 membership campaign. 

Tenor Branden James was a finalist in Season 8 of America’s Got Talent. James Clark is an Australian-born cellist, pianist and arranger. This duo has made the best of a curious play on names, since James is Branden’s last name while James is Clark’s first name.

Both are classically trained – James as a vocalist and Clark, a cellist – but together they create their own style of classical-crossover music. 

They now travel worldwide performing their classically-inspired music with charm and wit. They were named Best Unsigned Artists of North America by Music Connection magazine in 2020.

The two have teamed up with Effie Passero of Postmodern Jukebox and American Idol fame for this tour. With her classically-trained soprano voice, Passero performs a wide range of music from opera to rock. Over the past two years, she has performed internationally with Postmodern Jukebox. 

The award-winning trio will bring to life some of Broadway’s favorites, well-known classics and modern pop songs.

This concert will include Broadway hit songs from “Les Miserables,” “Phantom of the Opera,” and “Wicked,” as well as pop/rock classics such as Michael Jackson’s “Billy Jean,” the Eagles’ “Hotel California,” Rihanna’s “Stay,” and many more.

For more information about the concert association, visit www.goldenbeltcca.orgor find Golden Belt Community Concert Association on Facebook.