Here is a summary of events happening in Oak Ridge starting Friday, Feb. 21, and continuing through Feb. 26.
This weekly listing of events is compiled by the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau. [Read more…]
Community Band concert on Sunday features late-20th century music
A concert by the Oak Ridge Community Band and Wind Ensemble on Sunday afternoon will feature late-20th century music.
The concert starts at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Grove Theater. It will focus mainly on selections composed in the last half of the 20th century, a press release said.
“The audience at the Feb. 23 concert is in for a special treat with two featured performances by five talented band musicians,” the release said. “Accompanied by the band, clarinetists Deidre Ford and John Snyder will be playing a duet ‘Concertpiece No. 2’ by Felix Mendelssohn, and trumpet players Tim Ford, Jim Lux, and Tim Michaels will be performing Don Jacoby’s ‘Carnival Variations.’ The public will not want to miss hearing these outstanding performances!” [Read more…]
Rock to Bach Music Festival on March 1 at New Hope Center
Fifty years ago, the Beatles, the pop and rock group from England, arrived in America to perform before screaming fans. Now, one of them, Paul McCartney, composes classical music.
Imagine the Beatles walking one way as they pass Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Haydn walking in the opposite direction.
That’s the mental image you might have if you attend Oak Ridge’s fourth Rock to Bach Music Festival on Saturday, Mar. 1.
The annual festival has a new venue this year. It will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the New Hope Center of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. [Read more…]
Music directors have free concert Sunday at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist
Local church music directors will have a chance to step outside their responsibilities of coordinating music for Sunday worship and other programs to perform in the Third Annual Music Directors Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, pictured above.
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Local church music directors will have a chance to step outside their responsibilities of coordinating music for Sunday worship and other programs to perform in the Third Annual Music Directors Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church. The church is located at 1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge. There is no cost to attend.
Lining up to share their musical talent with the community will be ORUUC Music Director Wendel Werner; Andrew Duncan and Jeff Kile from First Methodist in Oak Ridge; Rachel Little from Erin Presbyterian in Knoxville; Sandy Wells, who recently led the Messiah Sing-Along at ORUUC; Alan Eleazer from Maryville Methodist; and Anna Thomas from First Presbyterian in Oak Ridge. [Read more…]
Music Arts has faculty recital on Saturday
Cello teacher Andy Bryenton, right, is among the Music Arts faculty participating in a faculty recital on Saturday evening at Robertsville Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. Also pictured above is student Bonnie Moon, an Oak Ridge High School sophomore.
Music Arts is proud to present their faculty in a recital at 7 p.m. Saturday at Robertsville Baptist Church in Oak Ridge.
Music Arts has been offering music instruction to local children, youth, and adult music students for 30 years. The school provides private professional instruction in piano, woodwind, brass, strings, percussion, and voice, including country instruments such as guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and banjo.
Faculty members participating in the recital will be Sam Chen (trombone), Dave Eckman (saxophone), Ardyce Lee (bassoon), Andy Bryenton (cello), Jodi Harbin (mandolin), Shannnon Hamblen (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and bass guitar), Alex Wilson (french horn), and Rudolph Nemeth (piano).
Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
Music Arts is at 251 Robertsville Road.
Music, dance, food, crafts at Children’s Museum International Fest on Saturday
International tastes, sounds and sights will fill the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge during the International Festival from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15.
The family-friendly event features musical and dance entertainment on stage throughout the day. Participants will dine on international cuisine, children will make international crafts to take home, and all will visit booths displaying crafts and traditions from world cultures. Food will be served from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the museum, which is at 461 West Outer Drive in Oak Ridge.
Picti, a duo performing Celtic rock, will be featured performers at the International Festival. Other performers will include the klezmer band Dor L’ Dor; Good Thymes Ceilidh Scottish Fiddle Band; Chinese folk musicians Song Yu; Carib Sounds; South American musicians Cantemos; Andrew Payzant on Scottish bagpipe; and Hmong folk music and dance. Appalachian music—including David Neidig and Tom Smith, Early Bird Special, Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club, and Allen McBride on hammer dulcimer—will be in the Appalachia Heritage exhibit area of the museum, along with crafts exhibitors. [Read more…]
Symphony Orchestra presents Baroque Bonanza on Saturday
Meghan Mayes
A Saturday evening concert with the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra will feature the music of Bach, Vivaldi, and Mozart.
It will also feature singer Meghan Mayes, winner of the Youth Aliyah Honors Concert in Oak Ridge. She will be in the spotlight for “Exsultate, Jubilate” by Mozart, a press release said.
The orchestra will be led by conductor Dan Allcott, and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. The church is at the intersection of Oak Ridge Turnpike and Tulane Avenue.
The Baroque Bonanza concert is part of an Oak Ridge Civic Music Association concert series. [Read more…]
Former Sweet Honey in the Rock member to lead music workshop at ORUUC
Ysaye M. Barnwell
Ysaye M. Barnwell, a former longtime member of Sweet Honey in the Rock, an a cappella group, is returning to Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church to lead a three-night workshop series: Evolution of African-American Music from Africa to Civil Rights.
The evenings of singing and learning will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 20, 21, and 22 at ORUUC, a press release said. ORUUC is located at 1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
Those who attend will experience singing in the African-American tradition of music from Africa to the civil rights era, the press release said. The workshop begins on Thursday, Feb. 20, with the chants of Africa and the diaspora. Spirituals and slave songs will be the focus on Friday, Feb. 21. The series will conclude on Saturday, Feb. 22, with songs of the civil rights era. [Read more…]
ORCMA: ‘Dialogue with Dan’ on Monday
Dan Allcott
Music lovers can have lunch on Monday with Dan Allcott, director of the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, and learn about the Feb. 15 concert.
“Dialogue with Dan” will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lobby of the historic Grove Theater at 123 Randolph Road in Oak Ridge. Allcott will discuss the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association’s concert featuring the music of Mozart, Bach, and Vivaldi.
Those attending are encouraged to brown bag or to buy a sandwich from Panera for $8.
Spotlight: Oak Ridge Public Library art show for February
Photographer Robert Forbes and his banner, “Mystical River.” (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Public Library)
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The art display at Oak Ridge Public Library for February is a collection of exciting nature compositions photographed by Robert Forbes.
Forbes grew up in the flatlands of the Midwest, but after following his family to East Tennessee in April 2001, he found inspiration in the river rapids and the majestic beauty of East Tennessee’s landscape. Before moving to the Oak Ridge area, Forbes lived just outside the entrance to Cherokee National Forest and also resided on the scenic Cherohala Skyway. These locations spurred him to create and paint with a passion.
John Muir once said, “The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness,” a sentiment that resonates with Forbes. He takes day trips into the mountains almost every weekend and photographs hundreds of scenes each time. [Read more…]
Chamber Music concert Saturday features Cumberland Piano Trio
The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association’s Chamber Series will present the Cumberland Piano Trio at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pollard Auditorium.
The trio includes Susan Eddlemon on violin, Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra Director Dan Allcott on cello, and Emi Kagawa on piano. Scott Eddlemon, ORSO percussionist, will be assisting in the performance.
Reserved seat tickets are $25 ($12 for students). For additional information, call the ORCMA office at (865) 483-5569 or visit www.orcma.org.
See, discuss documentary on poverty: Feb. 6, Roane State Oak Ridge Campus
Filmmakers Dan Parris, David Peterka, and Rob Lehr will discuss their documentary on extreme poverty on Feb. 6 at Roane State’s Oak Ridge campus. (Photo courtesy RSCC)
Roane State Community College’s International Education Department will screen the award-winning documentary “Give a Damn?” on Thursday evening at the Oak Ridge campus.
The 90-minute film tells the story of three friends who attempt to live in poverty on $1.25 a day as they journey across three continents. The adventure turns devastating when two of them survive a deadly plane crash in Africa, and all three must fight to finish what they started.
The film was named best documentary at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, won a Visionary Award at the Awareness Film Festival in Los Angeles, and has been an official selection for additional film festivals. [Read more…]
