Isabella Headland plays the typewriter during a song by that name.

Community band performs

May 13, 2025   |   7 pm @ Niswonger Performing Arts Center

GREENEVILLE– Music focused on land, air and sea and an innovative song featuring a typewriter used as an instrument are on display during the Tusculum University Community Band’s final concert of the 2024-2025 season.

The concert is held Tuesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. The event is free, but donations are welcome.

The program will consist of:

• "Into the Clouds" by Richard Saucedo
• "Here's that Rainy Day" by Bob Lowden
• "Trumpeter's Lullaby" by Leroy Anderson, featuring soloist Brock Jones
• "Sea Songs" by Ralph Vaughan Williams
• "Air for Winds" by Melvin Shelton
• "The Great Locomotive Chase" by Robert W. Smith
• "River of Life" by Steven Reineke
• "The Typewriter" by Leroy Anderson, featuring Isabella Headland, a Tusculum student, who primarily plays flute for the band
• "Lift Off" by Thomas Borning, a dear friend of the music director
• "Whispers" by Sandy Feldstein
• "Visions of Flight" by Robert Sheldon

During the concert, the Tusculum Community Band Association will present the inaugural Dr. Phil A. Thompson Scholarship. Thompson was an active community member and musician. He made significant contributions to student learning while he served as an adjunct music professor at the university. He was also a founding member of the association and a prominent member of the band.

The association is a local nonprofit organization created to support the community band. Live concerts and performances are held year-round to raise money to assist young musicians. The association aims to help these young musicians study music by providing scholarships. Information about how to donate to the scholarship fund is available on the band’s website,www.tucommunityband.org.

“We are thrilled to conclude the season with a wonderful selection of music that should have some people humming afterward,” said Chris Chambers, the band’s director and conductor. “Presenting the scholarship will also be a major highlight of the evening as a way to remember Dr. Thompson for his major support of music and the arts. We look forward to seeing a lot of people in the audience and entertaining them with high-quality music.”

The concert band is comprised entirely of local community members and students. Members come from all walks of life, whether they are teachers, students, doctors, military personnel or retirees.

The band welcomes new members for the upcoming season. Chambers encourages anyone who currently plays or previously has played an instrument to join. Those who are interested should contact Chambers atchambersound@gmail.com or through the band’s Facebook page.

Category: Music