College-Community Band starts rehearsals Sept. 1

Aug. 16, 2010
Contact:   Karen B. Eldridge, Director of Communications
865.981.8207; Karen.eldridge@maryvillecollege.edu

The Maryville College-Community Concert Band will begin rehearsals at 7 p.m., Sept. 1, in the Massey Family Rehearsal Hall of the Clayton Center. Rehearsals continue every Wednesday evening throughout the fall.

Under the direction of Dr. Larry Smithee, Maryville College associate professor of music, the ensemble includes brass and wind instrument musicians who represent a mixture of ages and playing experience. Adult members hail from Blount County and other surrounding communities, and are retired or engaged in a variety of professional endeavors, while student members are from Maryville College and several of the area’s secondary schools.

The band provides student members with an excellent opportunity to significantly enhance their performing experience, while allowing adult members the opportunity to continue a lifelong love of the concert-band genre.

The band will offer two free public concerts:  a fall concert scheduled for Nov. 14, and a spring concert scheduled for April 17.

To join the band or for more information, contact Dr. Smithee at 865.981.8153 or larry.smithee@maryvillecollege.edu.

Maryville College is ideally situated in Maryville, Tenn., between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, the state‘s third largest city. Founded in 1819, it is the 12th oldest institution of higher learning in the South and maintains an affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Known for its academic rigor and its focus on the liberal arts, Maryville is where students come to stretch their minds, stretch themselves and learn how to make a difference in the world. Total enrollment for the fall 2011 semester was 1,078.