Beautiful Music

Paul was quite young when I worked at Maryville College; for that matter, so was Holly.

They spent a lot of time exploring the campus in those days. We even found ways to work the College into our bedtime stories as a backdrop for some of the adventures of our favorite characters.

It’s been a while since Paul has been on the Maryville College campus but he’s there tonight along with a strong contingent of his fellow FHSers. The new Clayton Center for the Arts is playing host to some of Tennessee’s finest young singers this weekend at the annual East Tennessee Vocal Association (ETVA) All East event.

The ETVA website describes All-East as: All-East is an annual ETVA event featuring performances by the All-East TN Middle School, Freshmen, Men’s, Women’s, and SATB Choruses. On the weekend before Thanksgiving the students meet for two days of rehearsals with guest conductors and give a performance at the end of the weekend. Participation in an All-East Chorus is competitive and is a source of great pride to students and their directors. Participation in an All-East chorus is a prerequisite for a position in the Tennessee All-State Chorus.

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you might recall I wrote about last year’s performance which took place near Chattanooga. It was amazing.

And I suspect this year’s event will be equally spectacular. After two days of intense study, on Saturday afternoon, we will all be treated to beautiful music.

As I recall, Paul probably did a little singing when he was exploring the MC campus as a tot; this time, however, I imagine it will sound quite different.

JG

(Source: etva.org)

Originally posted 11/15/2012