State College of Florida Guitar EnsembleSunday, March 24, 2019

5:00 p.m.

The State College of Florida (SCF) Guitar Ensemble consists of approximately 10 to 15 classical/acoustic guitarists that come from many diverse musical backgrounds.

Entry into the ensemble is by audition. The group plays a wide range of musical styles: Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern such as bossa nova, pop, rock, and avante garde. They may play a fugue by Bach, a serenade by Mozart, a newly commissioned work, and even the music of Michael Jackson or the Beatles.

Led by SCF Music Instructor, Rex Willis, an internationally recognized composer, the ensemble has performed premieres of Willis’ original works, with many of these pieces

receiving publication. In addition to playing local concerts in SCF’s Neel Performing Art Hall and area high schools, the ensemble has performed out of town including the Guitar Sarasota Concert Series, River Walk Festivities and in Ybor City/Tampa for the FSMTA Collegiate Convocation. The SCF Guitar Ensemble takes pride in both authentic period performance and in “pushing the envelope” with the unexpected.

Pine Shores Presbyterian 2018-2019 Concert Series

Co-Pastors Bruce & Karen Wismer welcome you to join us for worship on Sundays. Please visit www.pineshorespres.org to learn more about our three

distinctively unique worship services.8:00 a.m. Sacred Space - A Contemplative Worship Service

8:30 a.m. Education classes for all ages9:45 a.m. Traditional Worship Service in the Sanctuary

10:00 a.m. Informal Worship Gathering in the Community Center

The Ellington HourSunday, October 14, 2018

5:00 p.m.

The Ellington Hour is an instrumental musical concert that portrays the classic music of Duke Ellington in a Jazz Sextet format. The majority of the selections

are recreations of his classic recordings, Cotton Club Stomp, Perdido, Black and Tan Fantasy, East St. Louis Toodle-O, A Train, Concerto for Cootie, The Mooch and Mood Indigo just to mention a few. The instrumentation consists of Trumpet, Trombone, Reeds (clarinet, saxophones) Piano, Bass and Drums. This group amazingly performs Duke’s greatest hits in an acoustical environment when possible. In other words, no microphones. The arrangements for sextet have been carefully crafted by Greg Nielsen who is the trombonist and band leader in this group.

All concerts are free and open to the public.This Concert Series is made possible by the generosity of many donors.

Concerts are held in the Pine Shore Presbyterian Church Sanctuary6116 Crestwood Ave. Sarasota, FL 34231

(North of Stickney Point and West of US 41.) www.pineshorespres.org l 941-922-1597

Born in England in 1957, John Dixon moved to America in 1988. Although he earned degrees in

engineering and business, music has always been an important part of his life. His composing has flourished at Providence Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach, where he has served as organist and composer-in-residence since 1998. John now has nearly 700 compositions to his credit, and his music has been performed around the world. He holds the Colleague certificate of the American Guild of Organists.

The Chamber Singers is the premiere touring choir of Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. Composed of undergraduate students majoring in a variety of

fields, the Chamber Singers represents the highest caliber of student at Florida Southern and its Department of Music. The group is chosen by audition and performs a mixture of many different kinds of repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. Many members have strong solo backgrounds as well, studying opera and musical theatre. Beth Gibbs is Associate Professor and Director of Choral Studies at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.

Florida Southern College Chamber Singers Sunday, February 24, 2019

5:00 p.m.

Organist John DixonSunday, January 27, 2019

5:00 p.m.

The Maryville College Concert Choir was organized in 1917 for the purpose of singing vesper services and was originally named the Vesper Choir. It became a part of the

music curriculum in 1936 and underwent a name change to the “Maryville College Concert Choir” in 1954. Of the numerous fine directors, the one with the longest tenure is Dr. Harry H. Harter, who led the group from 1947 until his retirement in 1981. Current director is Stacey Murphy Wilner, who is the director of choral activities at Maryville College. Wilner has served as past president and as the repertoire and standards chair of the Tennessee chapter of ACDA.

Today, members of the Concert Choir serve as musical ambassadors for the college, touring both domestically and internationally. Participation is by audition only and many of the students are music or choral scholarship recipients. This year’s Bicentennial “Make Our Garden Grow” will feature choir stories from past, along with choral literature suggested by alumni of the college and will include favorite works by composers such as Randall Thompson, Anton Bruckner, and Pavel Tchesnokov.

Maryville College Concert ChoirFriday, March 8, 2019

7:00 p.m.

If you are interested in supporting this program, please contact our Music Director Rick Holdsworth for more information, music@pineshorespres.org, (941)922-1597, ext. 104.