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Music Arts has faculty recital on Saturday

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Music Arts Bonnie Moon and Andy Bryenton

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.

Sponsored: Music Arts studios move to Robertsville Baptist, lessons make great gifts

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Music Arts Michael Johnston and Warren Clark

Trumpet teacher Warren Clark, left, and student Michael Johnston, a junior at Oak Ridge High School, practice at Music Arts’ new studio space at Robertsville Baptist Church.

Music Arts, a longtime Oak Ridge music school, has moved across town to a larger space at Robertsville Baptist Church.

Its two dozen professional instructors continue to offer top-quality instruction at competitive prices. They offer private lessons on all instruments and also teach voice lessons, jazz improvisation, and music theory and composition.

Music Arts moved to Robertsville Baptist Church in October. The school had been at Oak Ridge Alliance Church. Lessons are offered Monday through Saturday.

“We offer instruction in a wide variety of instruments,” Music Arts says. “Our faculty have been educated at such schools as the University of Tennessee, Peabody, Indiana University, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Hartt School of Music.” [Read more…]

Music Arts has student recital

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Music Arts Recital

Pictured at a recent Music Arts recital are, front row, from left to right, Melody Guo, Torie Scott, Eli Ferguson, Atticus Harris, Catherine Albert, and Sam Neary; and second row, instructor Jodi Harbin, D.J. Roberts, instructor Lois White, Joseph LaFreniere, Kelsey LaFreniere, instructor Andy Bryenton, Bonnie Moon, and Melody Simmons. (Submitted photo)

Music Arts students recently played cello, piccolo, flute, and piano during a recital at West Village Christian Church on Robertsville Road.

“The performances went off without a hitch on Sunday afternoon, with applause filling the room as each of the students and instructors finished their performances,” a press release said. “This was something that we put on as a showcase of the many talents that abound here at Music Arts and was the first of 2013.”

Students that took part in the Feb. 24 recital were Sam Neary, Catherine Albert, Melody Guo, Eli Ferguson, Atticus Harris, D.J. Roberts, Joseph LaFreniere, Kelsey LaFreniere, Bonnie Moon, and Melody Simmons. [Read more…]