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Ensembles
CONCERT CHOIR
John Wakefield, Director
The Milligan College Concert Choir upholds a long tradition as an outstanding college
choir. In its past, it has sung at the invitation of the President at the National Prayer
Breakfast in Washington, DC. The choir has toured throughout England, with special
performances in Coventry Cathedral and in the Civic Centre of the City of Birmingham. More
recently, the Milligan College Concert Choir has sung at the North American Christian
Convention, the Conference on World Evangelism-National Missionary Convention, and at the Tennessee State Convention of the American Choral
Directors' Association.
The choir is auditioned from throughout the student body. The choir conducts annual tours
throughout the United States, performing for churches, high schools and conventions.
MILLIGAN COLLEGE CONCERT CHOIR SCHEDULE SPRING 2008
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DATE
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CITY &
STATE
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CHURCH
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| Saturday p.m., March 1 |
Jacksonville, FL |
Christ's Church - Mandarin |
Sunday a.m., March 2
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Jacksonville, FL |
Christ's Church - Fleming
Island |
| Sunday p.m., March 2 |
DeLand, FL |
Plymouth Avenue Christian Church |
| Monday afternoon, March 3 |
Holiday, FL |
Sunshine Christian Homes |
| Monday p.m., March 3 |
New Port Richey, FL |
The Christian Church of
Holiday |
| Wednesday, March 5 |
Albany, GA |
Albany Christian Church |
| Thursday, March 6 |
Jefferson, GA |
Galilee Christian Church |
| Friday, March 7 |
Atlanta, GA |
The Episcopal Church of the
Holy Comforter |
| Sunday a.m., March 9 |
Greeneville, TN |
First Christian Church |
| Sunday p.m., March 9 |
Johnson City, TN |
Grandview Christian Church |
| Friday p.m., March 14 |
Milligan College, TN |
Seeger Memorial Chapel
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WOMEN'S CHORALE
Anne Elliott, Director
Milligan Women's Chorale is a women's ensemble singing various
styles of music and performing on- and off-campus. Continuing in
Milligan’s strong tradition of women’s vocal ensembles, the Milligan
Women’s Chorale was founded in Fall 2008. The chorale performs
literature of different styles ranging from sacred to popular. The
chorale performs for churches and various organizations in the
Tri-Cities area. The ensemble is open to all female students.

BRASS ENSEMBLE
Rick Simerly, Director
Brass Ensemble is an
instrumental ensemble for brass instruments devoted to the study and performance
of literature written specifically for brass. The group regularly performs at
the annual Milligan Christmas Concert and throughout the region.
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Rick Simerly, Director
The Milligan
College Jazz Ensemble is an organization devoted to the performance of jazz and
pop styles with emphasis on ensemble playing, solo playing, and improvisation.
Membership is by audition. The group presents one concert each semester and has
performed at the Grove Park Jazz Festival (the opener for Ellis Marsalis), and
most recently at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Region IV Festival
in Americus, GA. In combination with the Milligan College Theatre Department,
they performed an original musical, The
Gospel According To Jazz.
View Jazz Ensemble Programs

JAZZ COMBO
Rick Simerly, Director
Jazz Combo is the study of jazz and pop styles for small ensembles with
emphasis on ensemble playing, solo playing and improvisation as it relates
to small group performance.
ORCHESTRA
Dr. Kellie D. Brown, Director
The Milligan College Orchestra was founded
in 1999 as an expansion of the string program at Milligan. Besides
providing an excellent ensemble experience for Milligan students, the
orchestra has broadened into the community to include students from East
Tennessee State University and area high schools, as well as Milligan
alumni and members from the community. The Milligan College Orchestra
performs throughout East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia and
collaborates frequently with area ensembles, including the Johnson City
Civic Chorale, the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, and the East
Tennessee Children's Choir. The orchestra also champions new works and
has performed the world premiers of three pieces including Three Genres
by John Grubb and Genesis by Kenton Coe.
View Orchestra Programs

STRING QUARTET
Dr. Kellie D. Brown, Director
The Milligan College String Quartet is an auditioned chamber group featuring the
college's premier string players. In addition to performing frequently on Milligan's
campus, this group is also featured throughout East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
CIVIC BAND & JOHNSON CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Civic Band provides students a performance opportunity with the Johnson City Community
Concert Band.
Johnson City Symphony Orchestra provides students an opportunity to perform
with a community orchestra.
HERITAGE
Mike Imboden, Director
Heritage shares the Milligan spirit in churches and area civic organizations throughout
the region; also at college functions. This auditioned a cappella
ensemble consists of eight members.
If you are interested in arranging for Heritage to come to your church, contact:
Director of Development
(423) 461-8708
PEP BAND
Rick Simerly, Director
Pep band is an instrumental ensemble devoted to performance of music during select
Milligan College athletic events.

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