GREENEVILLE – Awards season is approaching with the arts, and the Tusculum University Community Band is embracing it for its upcoming concert.
Chuckey-Doak High School’s auditorium will be filled with the sounds of the Tusculum University Community Band Tuesday, March 3.
The Tusculum University Community Band will perform its next concert Tuesday, March 3, in the Chuckey-Doak High School auditorium.
The band will hold “An Evening with Tony and Oscar” Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in the Chuckey-Doak High School auditorium. The concert theme aligns with the Academy Awards and the Tony Awards.
Do not worry about having to pay movie or theater prices to enter the auditorium. The concert is free, but donations are welcome.
“Come and see our award-worthy musicians, who are prepared to give a four-star performance for the audience,” said Chris Chambers, the band’s director and conductor. “The caliber of this show is certain to bring smiles to everyone in the seats and reinforce that high-quality entertainment is available close to home. We invite everyone to join us.”
The concert will feature music from famous plays and movies and have the audience fondly remembering the collection of songs the band will play. The event will feature a special treat – vocal soloist performances by Erin Hensley Schultz, a highly regarded member of the local arts community.
Most of the songs will consist of medleys. Here is the playlist for the evening:
“Les Misérables” – arranged by Johnnie Vinson
- “Look Down”
- “I Dreamed a Dream“
- “Master of the House“
- “Suddenly“
- “Do You Hear the People Sing? “
“Carmen Suite“ – arranged by Jack Bullock
“Over the Rainbow“ – arranged by Warren Barker – with vocal soloist Erin Hensley Schultz
“Symphonic Highlights from Frozen” – arranged by Stephen Bulla
- “Frozen Heart“
- “Let It Go“
- “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?“
- “For the First Time in Forever“
“Fantasia 2000“ – arranged by Jay Bocook
- “Movement I of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5”
- “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice“
- “Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite“
Intermission
“The Phantom of the Opera” – arranged by Paul Murtha
- “The Phantom of the Opera“
- “Angel of Music“
- “Masquerade“
- “Learn To Be Lonely“
- “All I Ask of You“
“I Could Have Danced All Night” – arranged by Warren Barker – with vocal soloist Erin Hensley Schultz
“West Side Story” – arranged by Jay Bocook
- “Maria”
- “Tonight”
- “One Hand, One Heart”
- “Cool”
- “Somewhere”
“Highlights from Oliver” – arranged by Ted Rickets
- “Food Glorious Food”
- “Where is Love? “
- “Consider Yourself“
- “I’d Do Anything“
- “As Long As He Needs Me“
Schultz is an actress, singer, improviser, storyteller and standup comedian who serves as director of Tusculum’s Costume Shop. She is a member of the Tusculum University Community Chorus and won the “Greeneville’s Greatest” singing competition in 2017.
The band will perform a concert called “An Evening with Tony and Oscar” Tuesday, March 3.
Chris Chambers will conduct the band.
She is well known for her work on the stage, and some of her favorite theater roles have been The Witch in “Into the Woods,” Patsy Cline in “Always Patsy Cline,” Titania in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Morticia in “The Addams Family.” In the fall, she served as the director for “The Sneeze” at Tusculum. She is now teaching the Tusculum Arts Outreach Musical Theater class.
Her storytelling exploits include being featured at Word and MOTH story slams, and she has performed standup and improvisational comedy throughout East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. She is a member of the Blue Plate Special improvisational comedy group.
Chambers said the Tusculum Community Band Association’s Dr. Phil A. Thompson scholarship is open for applications until Monday, April 13. Information and applications are available at www.tucommunityband.org.
The band’s final concert for this season will be held Tuesday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at Niswonger Performing Arts Center.
More information about the university can be accessed at www.tusculum.edu.