Community Band performs

May 12, 2026   |   7 pm @ Niswonger Performing Arts Center

GREENEVILLE– Savor symphonic music from theTusculum UniversityCommunity Band as the group performs its spring concert Tuesday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at Niswonger Performing Arts Center.

The band will play “A Symphonic Spring,” a collection of seven songs that will be recognizable by the title or the piece’s melody. One of the songs will feature a clarinet solo by Sabrina Nelson, the 2025 Dr. Phil A Thompson scholarship recipient. Chris Chambers, the band’s director and conductor, will also share the name of this year’s scholarship winner.

The concert is free, but donations are welcome. No tickets are required, and seating is general admission.

“We love to present our audiences with a variety of musical styles as a way to showcase the range of our band,” Chambers said. “The band is excited to go in the symphonic direction for this concert and looks forward to giving our audience our take on it. Those who are in the seats will enjoy it and find the concert appealing.”

The songs the band will perform are:

• “Fanfare for the Common Man” by Aaron Copland and arranged by Robert Longfield
• “Suite from Water Music” by George Frideric Handel and arranged by Johnnie Vinson
• “Adagio and Tarantella” by Ernesto Cavallini and arranged by Thomas Reed
• “On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss” by David R. Holsinger
• “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2” by Franz Liszt and arranged by Marc Oliver
• “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Modest Mussorgsky and arranged by John Neumann
• “Morning, Noon and Nigh in Vienna” by Franz Von Suppe and arranged by Henry Fillmore

When the community band plays “Pictures at an Exhibition,” people will be able to see on the NPAC screen the art that inspired the song.

Nelson will serve as the soloist for “Adagio and Tarantella.” Since she received the scholarship in 2025, she has performed in the East Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble and Orchestra and sung soprano in the ETSU Chorale. She has been accepted into the U.S Army Band and will start her career in the service this summer.

“It is a pleasure and a privilege to support up-and-coming musicians with our scholarship, and the community can contribute to it,” Chambers said. “As we conclude another season, the band expresses its appreciation to the community for its ongoing support. We are already eager to get to work on our next season in the fall with a lineup of concerts the community will treasure.”

New members of the band are always welcome, and anyone who is interested can email Chambers attcba411@gmail.com. The band will take a break for the summer and resume practices in August.

More information about the band is available atwww.tucommunityband.org.

Category: Music