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MC small ensembles to present concert Oct. 12

Sept. 28, 2021

Poster for Small Ensembles Concert

Maryville College’s small vocal and instrumental ensembles will present a fall concert on Tues., Oct. 12, 2021 at 7 p.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre.

The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required for admission. Tickets are limited and available on a first come, first-served basis. For tickets, contact the Clayton Center Box Office at 865-981-8590 or visit claytonartscenter.com. Masks are required in all indoor campus spaces.

Maryville College’s Tartanband, a student instrumental ensemble directed by Dr. Eric Simpson, will perform four selections: “Deus Ex Machina” by Randall Standridge; “Chasing Sunlight” by Cait Nishimura; “Benediction” by John Stevens; and “Guardians of the Galaxy,” arranged by Michael Brown.

Off Kilter, Maryville College’s select vocal ensemble that is directed by Stacey Wilner, will perform “The Parting Glass,” arranged by Sarah Quartel; “Dies Irae” from “Requiem” by Michael John Trotta; and “How Can I Keep from Singing?” arranged by Sarah Quartel.

Lassies, a small vocal ensemble directed by Stacey Wilner, will perform “Skye Boat Song,” arranged by Paul Langford; “True Colors,” arranged by Tim Brent; and “No Time,” arranged by Susan Brumfield.

Lads, a small vocal ensemble directed by Alan Eleazer, will perform “Shout for Joy” by Dan Davison; “I Believe” by Mark Miller, with soloist Michael Place ’22; and “Hard Times” arranged by Nick Johnson, with soloist Connor Cowart ’23.

“The students are so very excited to be able to actually present a concert during these COVID times,” said Stacey Wilner, director of choral activities at Maryville College. “While the choirs have been proactive with distancing and masking during rehearsals, we have returned to rehearsing in our Harry H. Harter Choral Room, where we can actually hear each other and work on sharpening our musical skills. These words by Robert Lowry (1826-99) perhaps sum up the emotions felt by the singers: ‘My life flows on in endless song above earth’s lamentation. Through all the tumult and the strife, I hear its music ringing. It sounds an echo in my soul, how can I keep from singing?’”

Maryville College is a nationally-ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders, to study everything, so that they are prepared for anything — to address any problem, engage with any audience and launch successful careers right away. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, Maryville College offers nearly 1,200  students from around the world both the beauty of a rural setting and the advantages of an urban center, as well as more than 60 majors, seven pre-professional programs and career preparation from their first day on campus to their last. Today, our 10,000 alumni are living life strong of mind and brave of heart and are prepared, in the words of our Presbyterian founder, to “do good on the largest possible scale.”