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On November 16, 2009, the ETCC and HYE performed in the "Youth for Youth" Concert witht he Symphony of the Mountains Youth Orchestra and Symphony of the Mountains Youth String Ensemble at Toy F. Reid Employee Center, Kingsport. We performed two wonderful concerts. The first concert was in the morning for area school children to introduce the students to the Youth Orchestra and to our choirs. The second concert was in the evening and was open to the public.
We are grateful to Mr. Ross Bader, the Symphony of the Mountains Youth Orchestra Director for agreeing to the collaboration, and for helping to choose the repertoire that would fit so beautifully with his outstanding program.
The ETCC did a wonderful job singing "Schlittle" by ETSU Composition Professor, Dr. Maria Niederberger. (Dr. Niederberger also serves as our MECCA Board Chairperson!) It was wonderful that she was able to attend and be able to explain the song for the children. Our two soloists, Sarah King and Maggie Melton did an outstanding performance!
The HYE and ETCC sounded amazing with "Dry Your Tears, Afrika" from the movie, Amistad. That was a brilliant piece to perform with the Orchestra.
Others that need to be recognized are Benjamin Dawson, as a composer and as SMYO Concertmaster! We are also proud to have not only Benjamin, but several other ETCC and HYE members that play an instrument for SMYO and SMYSE. They are: Bethany Dawson, Chloe and Nolan Harvel, Taylor Moorefield, Claire and Peter Morison, and Julianne Park. What a wonderful job they did during the concert!
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