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MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (April 4, 2012) — The Milligan College Orchestra, directed by Dr. Kellie Dubel Brown, will conclude its season with a spring concert on Saturday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mary B. Martin Auditorium of Seeger Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.
The concert will feature a variety of works and composers, including a “Church Sonata for Organ and Strings” by Mozart, “Adieu” by Todd Coleman and Holst’s “Jupiter Hymn.”
The highlight of the evening will be the cleverly written “Coffee Cantata” by J. S. Bach. This is the hilarious story of a young girl’s coffee addiction to rival that of any modern-day Starbucks enthusiast. Although the composer called it a cantata, this work is an operetta, which lends itself easily to a dramatic production.
A full staging of the “Coffee Cantata,” with singers, harpsichord and orchestra, will comprise the second half of the program. The featured soloists will include Noah DeLong, assistant professor of music at Milligan, and Milligan students Lauren Holt and Tim Laurio.
The Milligan College Orchestra performs throughout East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia and collaborates frequently with professional ensembles and arts organizations, including The Civic Chorale, the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, the East Tennessee Regional Symphony and the City Youth Ballet. The orchestra also champions new works and has performed the world premieres of three pieces including “Three Genres” by John Grubb and “Genesis” by internationally renowned composer Kenton Coe.
Brown has been a member of the Milligan music faculty since 1998 and serves as chair of the music department, director of the strings program and conductor of the Milligan College Orchestra. Brown is a frequent clinician and performer. She serves as the assistant conductor of the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra and assistant concertmaster for the Symphony of the Mountains. In addition, she has written numerous compositions, arrangements and articles. She is a recognized authority on music in the concentration camps during the Holocaust.
In 2005, Brown’s first book, “An Annotated Bibliography of Musical Fiction,” was published by Edwin Mellen Press. Brown has studied at Furman University, East Tennessee State University and Appalachian State University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music education, a master’s degree in violin performance and a doctoral degree in higher education administration, with an emphasis in music administration.
For more information, contact the Milligan music department at 423.461.8723. To learn more about Milligan arts events, visit www.milligan.edu/arts.