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MC Division of Fine Arts to present Christmas concert Dec. 7

Nov. 15, 2021

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Maryville College’s Division of Fine Arts will present “A Maryville Christmas” on Tues., Dec. 7, 2021 at 7 p.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre.

Tickets, which are $12, are limited and available on a first come, first-served basis. To purchase tickets, please call the Clayton Center Box Office at 865-981-8590 or visit claytonartscenter.com. Please note that masks are required in all indoor campus spaces.

The concert will include performances by the Maryville College Concert Choir, Tartanband, Off Kilter, Orchestra at Maryville College, Maryville College Community Chorus, MC3 Band and more. Special guests include Dr. Bryan F. Coker, Maryville College president, who will provide the welcome; Dr. Bill Swann, chair of the MC Division of Fine Arts and professor of music (piano); Allen Smith (bass); and Bob Adamcik, MC adjunct instructor of music (drums).

“The music ensembles are so excited to be able to once again celebrate the upcoming holiday season by presenting ‘A Maryville Christmas’ for our community,” said Stacey Wilner, director of choral activities and senior lecturer in music at MC. “For this year’s concert, each ensemble has chosen some of their favorite selections to share. The MC Concert Choir will begin the program with a setting of Irish composer Michael McGlynn’s ‘Media Vita,’ complete with chimes and a candlelight processional. The program will end with a sing-along with the performers, and there will be a variety of music to enjoy in between.”

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.”