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UTM Music is pleased to announce that Rock and Roll of Fame Inductee andseen of Rock and Roll, Joan Jett, is the inaugural donor for the new

Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series!

Ed Sargent Guest Artist SeriesW e have an exciting announcement to make for the upcoming year’s guest artist seriesformerly named in it’s inaugural year for UTM Music Professor Emeritus and acclaimedconcert pianist, Allison Nelson. We are grateful to Allison for allowing us to name the

series in her honor in our first year. In moving forward, the permanent name for the serieswill be the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series. We are thrilled to have found a permanent

brand for this select series, named for one of our mostoutstanding and successful graduates ever!

Fall 2019 LineupEd Sargent Guest Artist Series

Break of Reality is regarded as one of the world’s premiere alt-classicalchamber ensembles. The band’s signature cello rock sound has bridgedthe gap between classical, rock, and world music listeners.

Lalo & Friends is an exciting, interactive band of studio musicians fromNashville, TN who’s salsa music is sure to get you out on the dance floor.There will be a dance lessons and food trucks. This performance is FREEand open to the public.

Latitude 49 is a dynamic mixed-chamber group blending the finesse of aclassical ensemble with the drive and precision of a finely tuned rockband. Latitude 49 joins the Department of Music in presenting an excitingconcert program of new music as well as collaborating with ourContemporary Music Group.

Location and Tickets

All performance venues are located on the University of Tennessee atMartin’s main campus in Martin, TN.

Tickets may be purchased in advance.

$10 - General Admission$5 - Non-UTM Students With Student IDFree - UTM Students (UTM Students, please reserve your tickets online.)

For more information, please contact Chelsea Jones,chelseajones@utm.edu, 731-881-7410.

Get Tickets

Harriet Fulton Theater Re-Opening

More than 100 people attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the reopeningof Harriet Fulton Theater at The University of Tennessee at Martin last night

(Aug. 19th). The theater has been closed this past year for renovations.The venue has all new carpet, seating and state-of-the-art lighting /

technology.

Department of MusicTravel Studies

GHANA & NEW ZELAND

UT Martin percussion students study in Ghana

Nine students and two faculty members from the University of Tennessee at Martin Department ofMusic recently returned from Ghana, where they spent 14 days studying Ghanaian culture andmusical styles from the various ethnic groups that make up...

Read more www.utm.edu

Students and faculty members from the University of Tennessee at MartinDepartment of Music went to New Zealand led by Dr. Mark Simmons, Directorof Choral Studies.

FACULTY & STUDENTS Mr. Steve Barrnett

Steve Barnett has been hired as thenew Director of Athletic Bands.Barnett holds a Bachelor of Musicdegree from the University ofMississippi and a master’s degree inmusic education from MississippiCollege. Barnett spent 24 years inMississippi working as a band directorat both the high school and collegiatelevels, including four years with theUniversity of Mississippi and elevenyears at Marshall University where he

built the program from zeroparticipants to over 300.

Dr. Steven Darling

Dr. Steven Darling has been hired as theAssistant Professor of Tuba andEuphonium. Dr. Darling holds a Bachelor ofFine Arts in Music from the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee, a master’s degree inbrass pedagogy and performance fromOhio University, and a Doctor of MusicalArts in Tuba & Euphonium performancefrom the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He was previouslyan Instructor of Tuba & Euphonium andCoordinator of Brass Chamber Music atWright State University in Dayton, Ohio andis a performing artist for Miraphone musicalinstruments.

Jody Blake

Mr. Jody Blake has been hired as theMusic Education Coordinator. Mr. Blakeholds a Bachelor of Music Education fromBlue Mountain College and a master'sdegree in Music Education from AuburnUniversity. He was previously the Directorof Choral Activities/Instructor of Music atRanger College in Ranger, Texas.

Lizzie Emmons

Alumnus Lizzie Emmons has beenhired as the Admin Assistant for theDepartment of Music. Emmons holdsa Bachelor's in Music and a Master'sdegree in Education.

Katie Smith

Katie Smith has been hired as the newGraduate Assistant for the Department ofMusic. Smith holds both a Bachelor’sdegree in Music Performance and aProfessional Certificate in NonprofitManagement from Fort Lewis College inDurango, CO. She will be working on herMaster’s in Business Administration at UTMartin.

Reed Cheshier

The Department of Music would like toextend a huge thank you to Reed Cheshierwho served as the department’s GraduateAssistant from August 2017 - June 2019.During his time, Cheshier was involved inmany of the administrative aspects of thedepartment. In particular, he wasresponsible for overhauling thedepartment’s website and superiormanagement of the department’s socialmedia outlets and student workers.

Cheshier will be student teaching andgetting married this fall. We wish him all thebest for his future!

Drum Corps International

Tristan Garrison

Madison Scouts; Percussion(Freshman, BA in Music)

During the summer Lilah Senibaldi had the pleasure of attending the William Bennetmasterclass at Austin Peay State University. The Master Class was taught by WilliamBennet, a master flautist from England. He has been principal flutist in the LondonSymphony Orchestra, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and he teaches at TheRoyal Academy of Music in London. This was her second Wibb Week and both times shehave performed for Mr. Bennet. Lilah stated that, "This year was absolutely amazing for a couple reasons. The mostimportant reason is that music is, of course, in my wheel house and the thing I care mostabout relating to my artistic life and my future work life. Learning from such anaccomplished musician who has had such an illustrious career is a powerful motivator forme. It was a great deal of learning and renewing friendships that I really enjoyed. Masterclasses are extremely important for a performer’s life, to enhance their skills, to getconstructive feedback from highly skilled musicians, to learn about career paths and tomake important contacts that will impact a person’s opportunities."

Lilac also performed with the Memphis Repertory Orchestra during their summer performance atBuckman Performing Arts Center in Memphis.

The Clarinet Studio traveled to Knoxville to attend the International Clarinet Association’sClarinetFest! Four students volunteered at the conference; one student played in both thecollegiate clarinet choir and the conference clarinet choir. During the conference the LCDTrio premiered a piece by Michael Mathenia’s Tennessee Triptych , with alumnus HohnerPorter joining them on percussion. In Tennesseee Triptych , each movement is inspired bythe music of one portion of the state: the blues, country, and bluegrass.

Dr. Bill Waterman, associate professor of music, accompanied the UT Martin tuba/euphoniumstudio to play at the 2019 International Tuba Euphonium Conference held May 27-29 at theUniversity of Iowa in Iowa City. This is the second time in five years the studio has been invited toperform for the international organization. UT Knoxville, UT Chattanooga and UT Martin studentscombined their talents during this year’s performance to build unity across similar programs at allthree campuses.

Meleah Gateley was involved in six performances of the musical, Mamma Mia, with Jackson Theatre Guild at The Ned in Jackson from July 17th through

July 21st. She was cast as ensemble. She was grateful for having theopportunity to work with the director, the choreography, and the wonderful

musicians.All six performances were sold out.

Maleah stated that, " For anybody out there who is interestedin auditioning for a musical, go for it!! They are so enjoyable, and you'll

learn many lessons and make wonderful memories ."

Dr. Joseph Frye, Associate Professor of Music, presented and performed at twointernational conferences this summer. His poster presentation Tablet Technologyfor Trombonists was featured at the International Trombone Festival, held at BallState University in Muncie, Indiana. The poster was on display for the duration ofthe festival and a two-hour Q&A session was held for attendees. Dr. Frye alsoperformed on the ITF Faculty Spotlight concert as a member of Duo Atypique withclarinetist Christa Frye and gave the world premiere of Inez McComas’ DescendingInto Light for clarinet and trombone. Duo Atypique also performed at theInternational Clarinet Association’s Clarinetfest at the University of Tennessee atKnoxville where the duo performed on two separate concerts, playing Joseph’sarrangement of the Flower Duet by Leo Delibes and another performance of

McComas’ Descending Into Light .

In MemoriamDr. Michael Hernon

Professor Emeritus of Music Dr. Michael A.Hernon, born January 3, 1940, passedaway May 15, 2019 in his residence. Dr.Hernon taught at UT Martin from 1972 -2011 and was the university’s first Hornprofessor. In addition to teaching Horn, Dr.Hernon taught Music History, MusicAppreciation, Brass Repertoire andPedagogy. He was also an activeperformer in the region.

Dr. Hernon’s Memorial Service andCelebration of Life took place inBlankenship Recital Hall on the UTMcampus June 1st, 2019. Many formerstudents, friends, and colleagues attendedthe service with special musicalperformances by former and current UTMHorn students.

Read Dr. Hernon’s Obituary here https://www.murphyfuneralhome.net/obituary/dr-michael-hernon .

Recent GraduatesHohner Porter - Percussion

Hohner Porter (2019 UTM Graduate)will be starting his 2019-2020 schoolyear at the University of Michiganwhere he begins a master’s degree inpercussion performance

Cheyenne McMullen - French Horn

Cheyenne McMullen (2019 UTMGraduate) will be starting her 2019-2020 school year at Southern IllinoisUniversity where she begins a

master's degree in horn performance.

Susanna Brown - Voice

Susanna Brown (2019 UTMGraduate) will be starting her 2019-2020 school year as the CreativeDramatics Teacher at NorthsideElementary School inSavannah, TN.

Becca Dean - Clarinet

Becca Dean (2019 UTM Graduate)will be starting her 2019-2020 schoolyear as the District Music Teacher forWeakley County.

Rebekah Mansfield - Voice

Rebekah Mansfield (2019 UTMGraduate) will be starting her 2019-2020 school year as the musicteacher at Westside ElementarySchool in Springfield, TN.

Chloe Lollar - Trumpet

Chloe Lollar (2019 UTM Graduate)will be starting her 2019-2020 schoolyear as the music teacher at FultonIndependent Schools in Fulton, KY.

Nathaniel O'Neal - Percussion

Nathaniel O'Neal (2019 UTMGraduate) will be starting his 2019-2020 school year as the AssistantBand Director at West End HighSchool in Nashville, TN.

Cameron Poythress - Percussion

Cameron Poythress (2019 UTM

Graduate) will be working at TheRabbit Hole - VR in Nashville, TN.

The Rabbit Hole - VR

Isaac Spitler - Trombone

Isaac Spitler (2019 UTM Graduate)will be starting his 2019-2020 schoolyear as the music teacher at SelmerElementary School along with beingthe Assistant Band Director atMcNairy Central High School inSelmer, TN.

Ebonee Woodland - Trombone

Ebonee Woodland (2019 UTMGraduate) will be starting her 2019-2020 school year as the AssistantBand Director at North Side HighSchool in Jackson, TN.

Alumni NewsAlumni Reunion Recap

The Department of Music hosted its second Alumni Reunion Event February22-23, 2019. The two day reunion kicked off Friday evening with a Meet andGreet event that included cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the brand new

Historic Ann’s 1893 Special Events venue in Union City. Saturday’s eventsincluded a Media and Memorabilia Lounge, Q&A Panel Discussion with UTMartin’s leadership, a current student Showcase Recital, and Alumni Recitalhosted at the Fine Arts Building. Saturday evening guests traveled toDiscovery Park of America in Union City for an evening banquet, inauguralalumni awards ceremony, and afterparty. Alumni were able to explore theentire museum after hours and enjoy desserts and live music by alumni in27bstroke6.

More than 150 alumni attended the event and six alumni were presented withawards that evening. The awards and award winners are:

Lifetime Achievement in Music Education - Harley Patterson, Class of1975Lifetime Legacy Award - Rita Winter, Class of 1998Arts Advocacy Award - Mike Holden, Class of 1976Professional Service Award - James Henning, Class of 1987 and KarenHenning, Class of 1983

Young Alumni Award- JJ Norman, Class of 2015

More information about the event, awards and award winners and photos canbe found HERE . The next Alumni Reunion Event will be held in 2023. See youin four years!

New Ways to GiveUT Martin Music is proud to announce the creation of two new funds, the UTMMusic Alumni Fund and the UTM Music Alumni Scholarship Fund. The UTMMusic Alumni Fund helps to support the needs of the department and the UTMMusic Alumni Scholarship Fund provides scholarship money for incomingstudents and current students majoring in music.

In addition to these new funds, the Department of Music continues to worktowards the goal of having a named scholarship for each studio that beawarded to incoming freshman. Scholarship awards can be for any amount.Scholarships still needed are:

BassoonClarinetFluteOboePianoSaxophoneTrumpetVoice

If you would like to donate or sponsor a studio scholarship, please contactTammy Owensby, towensb1@utm.edu, Julie Hill, jhill@utm.edu or call theDepartment of Music at 731-881-7410.

Additional Special EventsProf. Charles Lewis - Faculty Flute Recital

Charles Lewis will perform a Faculty Flute Recital Tuesday, September 17th at7:30 pm in Blankenship Recital Hall. Mr. Lewis will be joined by three members

of The Jackson Four String Quartet (Elise Dougan, violin; Michael Mathenia,viola; and Cameron Mathenia, cello) for a performance of the Mozart Flute

Quartet in D Major and joined by pianist Chan Mi Jean for the performance ofworks by Jolivet, Franck, and Dutilleux.

The recital is free and open to the public.

Please join us for an evening of sweet delights while supporting vocal music atUTM. Admission for this even is $18 for adults, students and children (12 andunder) is $12. This event will be held at the Discovery Park of America andwill start at 7:30pm both nights. For more information or reservation of tickets,please contact Lizzie Emmons at 731-881-7402 or eemmons@utm.edu .Tickets are on sale now.

5th Annual Woodwind DaySaturday, November 23rd

Calling all woodwind players! Join us for the 5 th Annual Woodwind Day eventSaturday, November 23, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Attendees will getthe opportunity to play in woodwind ensembles, listen and learn fromoutstanding clinicians, and earn up to a $4,000 music scholarship at UT Martin.

Registration Info

Early Bird - $15 – Register by Nov. 1, 2019Open Registration - $25 – Nov. 2 – 23, 2019

All registered attendees will receive a t-shirt as part of the fee.

Register

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