Maryville College music faculty to present Faculty Showcase

Faculty members of the Maryville College Music Department will present a Faculty Showcase on Fri., Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Performances will include a wide variety of both classical and jazz repertoire and will give college and community members a chance to meet MC’s talented music faculty and hear them display their musical abilities.

“These members are pillars of the arts scene in East Tennessee, and this showcase will offer an opportunity to see our faculty practice what they preach!” said Dr. Christy Lee, who is organizing the event.

Faculty performers include:
• Alan Eleazer, adjunct instructor of music (voice) and conductor of the Maryville College Community Chorus
• Dr. Christy Lee, lecturer in collaborative piano and conductor of the Maryville College Orchestra
• Dr. Alicia Massie-Legg, lecturer in music
• Shaun Schuetz, adjunct instructor of music (percussion)
• Meredith Simpson, adjunct instructor of music (French horn)
• Dr. Larry Smithee, adjunct instructor of music
• Dr. Bill Swann, professor of music and chair of the Maryville College Division of Fine Arts
• Will Yager, adjunct instructor of music (bass) and director of the Maryville College Jazz Band