The Tusculum University Community Chorus entertains during a previous performance.
November 29, 2021 | 7:30 pm @ Tusculum University
GREENEVILLE– TheTusculum UniversityCommunity Chorus returns with its annual Christmas concert and a new twist – a medley of songs in which the audience is invited to participate.
The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, in the Marilyn duBrisk Theatre of the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center on Tusculum’s Greeneville campus. It marks the chorus’ first performance since the global coronavirus pandemic reached the region.
The concert is free, but the chorus welcomes donations.
“We are delighted to be back on stage to entertain our audience with an excellent selection of songs,” said Kathy May, the choir’s director. “As we celebrate this sacred time of year, we look forward to sharing the gift of music with the community. We encourage people to join us and feel the joy of the Christmas season.”
Among the songs the 45-member chorus is scheduled to perform are “Lay Down Your Staffs,” “O Little One Sweet,” “Masters in This Hall” and “The Christmas Song.” The group is accompanied by Karen Miller on the piano.
In addition, the chorus sings “Whence Comes This Rush of Wings,” which was arranged by Ben May, Kathy’s son. That song features Mathew Williams, the band director at West Greene High School, playing clarinet and Miller on piano.
The audience has its turn to contribute to the sound in the theaterwhen it participates in the Christmas carol medley singalong. During that medley, Tim Hybarger, a chorus member, joins Miller and serves as a second pianist.
Another component of the performance is the choir singing two movements from “Requiem” by John Rutter, a British composer. The choir performs more of “Requiem” March 28 with Voices of the Mountains and Symphony of the Mountains at the Martin Center for the Arts at East Tennessee State University.
For more information about the choir’s concert at Tusculum, email Jennifer Hollowell, director of the university’s Center for the Arts, atjhollowell@tusculum.edu.
Category: Music