On Friday, The Tarnished Brass Ensemble will present a variety show at Red Rock Center for the Arts in Fairmont.

The show is a fundraiser for ongoing maintenance at Red Rock.

Fairmont resident Larry Vogel, an original member of the Tarnished Brass, purchased the building that became Red Rock Center in 1994, with the hope that the building, originally the First Church of Christ Scientist and built in 1898, could be saved.

Vogel, who has an interest in architecture, shared why he bought the site.

“It was a really nice building that hadn’t had any additions so it was pretty straightforward. It was done by a fairly well-known architect,” he said.

The building was going to be sold to someone who wanted to sell the stained-glass windows, but Vogel wanted to see it restored.

Vogel turned the property over to the county, which, with the help of Don Milbrandt and the Martin County Preservation Association, made plans to save the facility. Volunteers put in extensive work at Red Rock, which was opened to the public in 2005. It has since served the community as a regional arts center, home to performing and visual arts, as well as arts education. People also can rent Red Rock for private events.

Vogel began organizing Friday’s event about a year ago.

Seven members make up The Tarnished Brass. They met while students and members of the band at the University of Minnesota. The group was formed in 1957.

Vogel said the group gets together only twice per year to perform, in the summer and at Christmas.

In addition to Vogel, another familiar name in the ensemble is Mike Fuller, the former Fairmont high school band director who now lives in River Falls, Wis. Vogel plays trombone, while Fuller plays trumpet.

For the final number of the night, The Tarnished Brass will be accompanied by Barb Savereide, concert master and violinist of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, and her husband, Paul, on bagpipes. They will perform an arrangement of “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.”

Friday’s event begins at 6:30 p.m. with an accordion prelude, followed by the 7 p.m. concert and variety show. While the event is free and open to the public, donations will be accepted.