Announcing the 2011-2012 Season!

November 30 - ETCC sings with the Johnson City Symphony in Christmas concert for area school children, Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, TN.  10:30

December 1 - Bella Voce sings for Blue Stocking Club Christmas luncheon, Bristol, TN

December 1 - ETCC, Da Capo, and Choristers sing for Christmas Tree Lighting, Niswonger Children's Hospital, Johnson City, TN. 5:30-6:30

December 3 - MECCA choirs sing with Symphony of the Mountains, Toy F. Reid Auditorium, Kingsport, TN.  3:00

December 4 - Highland's Youth Ensemble Christmas concert, First United Methodist Church, Johnson City, TN.  3:00

December 5 - ETCC sings for Christmas Tree Lighting, Johnson City Public Library.  6:15  CANCELLED due to library remodeling

December 10 - MECCA Christmas concert, First Presbyterian Church, Bristol, TN.  7:30

December 11 - ETCC sings for "Christmas Candlelight Evenings", Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina. 5:30 - 10:15 p.m.

December 12 - HYE and Bella Voce sing for Abingdon Community Christmas, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA.  7:00

December 17 - MECCA joins with the Johnson City Symphony for "Home for the Holidays", Seeger Chapel at Milligan College, Johnson City, TN.  7:30

December 18 - HYE sings at Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC. 5:30 - 10:15 p.m

February 17 - HYE presents "The Music of the Night" Valentine Cabaret and Silent Auction, Central Presbyterian, Bristol, VA.  6:00 p.m.

February 20 - Valentine Caberet, "The Music of the Night, Take 2" at Barter Stage 2.  7:30p.m.

April 28 - ETCC presents John Rutter's "Mass of the Children" in collaboration with the Civic Chorale, Toy F. Reid Auditorium, Kingsport, TN.  4:00

April 29 - HYE Spring Concert, Christ the King Catholic Church, Abingdon, VA.  3:00

May 12 - MECCA Spring Concert, First Presbyterian Church, Johnson City, TN.  3:00

MECCA Choirs to Hold Auditions!

Auditions for the 2011-2012 season are coming soon!

East Tennessee Children's Choir

The East Tennessee Children's Choir will hold auditions for rising 4th - 8th graders August 15, 4:00-6:00 at Central Baptist Church, 300 North Roan Street, Johnson City, TN.  No preparation is necessary.  Auditions take about 30 minutes and are conducted on a first come, first served basis.

Highlands Youth Ensemble

Highlands Youth Ensemble (grades 9-12, and changed male voices in grade 8) is currently holding auditions for the 2011-2012 concert season.  To schedule an audition please contact Jane Morison:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 276-645-5785.  Auditions take about 30 minutes and consist of singing a solo, sight-reading, and harmonizing.

Choristers

Singers in grades 1-3 may register for MECCA Choristers.  Contact Valerie Pickard (Bristol Chorister Director) at 423-968-4039, or Jane Morison:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 276-645-5785.

Da Capo

Rising 7th-8th graders in ETCC who are interested in joining Da Capo should contact Jane Morison:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 276-645-5785 to arrange an audition for this select treble choir.

MECCA choirs are scheduled to perform this year with the Symphony of the Mountains and the Johnson City Symphony, and at performance venues such as Biltmore Estate, Freedom Hall, and Toy F. Reid Auditorium.  In the spring of 2012 the East Tennessee Children's Choir will join forces with the Civic Chorale to perform John Rutter's "Mass of the Children".  Please check back for more concert and event info as it becomes available.

This was the 10th annual Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion.  What a wonderful way to get Saturday morning started, hearing those great voices from Choristers, ETCC, and Da Capo.  The Choristers did a great job singing their songs.  ETCC sounded amazing.  And Da Capo Girls and Boys rocked the show with their songs.  They all did a wonderful job!!

Highlands Youth Ensemble Performs at Carnegie Hall

The Highlands Youth Ensemble (HYE), MECCA's high-school mixed choral group with members from Green County, TN to Washington County, VA, performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 27 - a special mass chorale performance of John Rutter's Requiem, under the direction of the renowned English composer himself.  More than 20 of the HYE members made this trip, joining other choirs from around the U.S. on stage.

"It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our singers," said Jane DeLoach Morison, HYE director.  "Carnegie Hall represents a pinnacle of achievement for musicians, and performing under the baton of John Rutter is an extraordinary honor.  The music was beautiful, and our students dedicated themselves to the effort of learning it.  In fact we performed Requiem locally three times in its entirety before going to New York.  I am so proud of Highlands Youth Ensemble!"