A new musical experience at the Confederation Centre for the Arts is turning some heads, and taking patrons back in time.

For the first time Confederation Brass and The Confederation Players are collaborating. Several times a week, they give a free performance of Victorian music. Fraser McCallum, program manager for the Confederation Players, came up with the idea.

"It seemed like an easy win, it's two programs that both have 20 plus years history, respectively, that have been with the centre now for a number of years and they both share mutual interest and similar training," he said.

"A lot of people don't know that the fathers of confederation program [and] a lot of these people are great singers as well as actors and improvisors. So we thought let's showcase that more," he added.

Oliva Barnes, who plays Miss Mercy Coles in the players program, helped to pick the music using songs the players already sing in their show. They cover Viva la Compagnie, God Save the Queen, Loch Lomond, and Tramp, Tramp, Tramp. She said the new accompaniment is bringing new crowds.

"If someone may not wish to listen to just a few singers in a field, maybe they will be very interested by the fact that we are now accompanied by bass trombone," she said.

Evan Hammell, a brass performer who also arranged the music, echoes that statement.

"It's an atmosphere, it really brings you back cause we have some repertoire from the period and it really adds to the effect of taking you back in time," he said.

The show plays outside the Confederation Centre for the Arts Tuesday to Friday at 11:30 a.m. until August 5.