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Fall 2021 rehearsals announced for MC community ensembles

Aug. 24, 2021

Fall rehearsals for the 2021-22 season begin this month for Maryville College’s community music ensembles.

All members of these ensembles must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before they can rehearse or perform. The College is monitoring the federal and local health agencies as they continue to modify their recommendations regarding COVID-19 safety – and may have to make short or medium-term adjustments in its ensemble policies in response. Further details about ensemble policies will be provided by directors of each ensemble.

MC3Band begins rehearsals Aug. 25

The MC3Band, under the direction of Dr. Eric Simpson, will begin fall rehearsals on Wed., Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. Rehearsals will be held on Wednesdays from 7 until 9 p.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre.

Area musicians who play a wind or percussion instrument are encouraged to audition. Serious high school participants are also welcome. Band members include working musicians, educators, college students, business professionals and retirees from throughout East Tennessee.

New community members must complete a successful audition to join the ensemble. Woodwinds, brass and string bass performers should be prepared to: play the chromatic scale; play a short lyrical section of a solo, etude or excerpt; play a short technical section of a solo or etude; and sight-read. Percussionists should be prepared to: play a section of a snare drum solo, etude or excerpt (30 seconds max); play a section of a xylophone or marimba solo, etude or excerpt (30 seconds max); play a section of a timpani solo, etude or excerpt (30 seconds max); and sight-read a short selection.

For additional details or to schedule an audition, please contact Simpson at eric.simpson@maryvillecollege.edu.

Maryville College Community Chorus begins rehearsals Sept. 7

The Maryville College Community Chorus, under the direction of Alan Eleazer, will begin fall rehearsals on Tues., Sept. 7 at 7 p.m.

Rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays from 7 until 9 p.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Harry H. Harter Choral Rehearsal Room

The chorus is open to all area singers of all talent levels above the age of 16. Music reading experience is helpful but not required. Registration for the choir will be at the first rehearsal.

This established chorus of over 50 singers has a strong tradition of presenting quality choral music. The chorus performs quality literature of various styles and genres in the highest caliber and often features the music of area composers and arrangers, as well as the classic gems of the masters. Eleazer is in his 13th season as conductor of the chorus.

For more information, please contact Eleazer at alan.eleazer@maryvillecollege.edu.

Orchestra at MC begins rehearsals Sept. 13

The Orchestra at Maryville College, under the direction of Dr. Eric Simpson, will begin fall rehearsals on Mon., Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

Rehearsals will be held on Mondays from 7 until 9 p.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre.

The Orchestra at Maryville College uses standard woodwind/brass instrumentation. Audition requirements include scales, standard orchestra excerpts and sight-reading. String players are not required to audition.

For additional details or to schedule an audition, please contact Simpson at eric.simpson@maryvillecollege.edu.

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.”