Kick off the Thanksgiving season and join The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s Percussion Ensemble to \u201cBeat Hunger,\u201d a crowd-pleasing performance offered two nights, Sunday, November 22 and Monday, November 23. Under the direction of Dr. Monte Coulter, both performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine Arts Center, corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. <\/p>\n
All proceeds go directly to the Chattanooga Community Kitchen. Suggested donation is two cans of food or a check for the Chattanooga Community Kitchen. Charlie Hughes, Executive Director of Chattanooga Community Kitchen, estimates that in one night, \u201cBeat Hunger\u201d has collected 1,500 pounds of food.<\/p>\n
The UTC Percussion Ensemble has performed to “Beat Hunger” for a decade, and the student musicians always play at least one unusual piece. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe will play a piece that is performed only on drum heads, not drums. It’s a fantastic piece by Mark Ford, the director of percussion studies at the University of North Texas,\u201d said Coulter, director of percussion studies at UTC. \u201cAlso, a real treat this year will be a new piece for Percussion Ensemble and Saxophone by David Gillingham, with guest artist Clint Schmitt. Clint is a fabulous local saxophonist and UTC faculty member, who is well known to Chattanooga musicians and audiences. We are very excited to perform with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coulter said there will be additional works the audience will enjoy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are 13 talented percussionists in this ensemble, and the group has more depth than I have ever seen at the college level,\u201d Coulter said. \u201cFeel welcome to bring children, and all persons interested in drumming or percussion. I look forward to seeing you there!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kick off the Thanksgiving season and join The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s Percussion Ensemble to \u201cBeat Hunger,\u201d a crowd-pleasing performance offered two nights, Sunday, November 22 and Monday, November 23. Under the direction of Dr. Monte Coulter, both performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine… <\/p>\n