Music Department
Welcome to the East Tennessee State University Department of Music. Learn more about our many scheduled performances by visiting one of the highlighted dates on the calendar to the right.
Spring 2012 Concert Series Brochure
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ETSU Brass Students Perform With Symphony of the Mountains
On Sunday, January 22nd, 2012, a select group of ETSU Brass Students, under the direction of Jimmie Self, joined with Kingsport's Symphony of the Mountains in their "Blast of Brass" performance. The student group was featured on the program as well as joining the Symphony of the Mountains brass sections - inluding ETSU's Jimmie Self and Jeffery Whaley - for several large brass ensemble works. The students were Brandon Linkous, Ethan Tate, Akasha McReynolds, Reilly Fox, Anthony Holley, and Dustin Yarber.
We Welcome the Class of 2015!
With the start of the Fall 2011 semester, the ETSU Music Department is alive with the bright faces of students, both returning and new. We are very pleased to welcome the following students to our department. Thank you all for choosing to continue your studies with us here at ETSU. The fun is just beginning!
| Audrey Altonen | Zak Austin | Travis Bedsaul |
| Austin Bird | Brandon Blevins | Kansas Denton |
| Kaitlyn Flanary | Reilly Fox | Brian Grondell |
| Aaron Harlow | Megan Hawkins | Anthony Holley |
| Xinshuang Jin | Brittany Lindsey | Josh Lockhart |
| Maranda Mallinson | Rachel Reese | Aricela Reyes |
| Courtney Riley | Tyler Robins | Zach Ross |
| Emily Smith | Casey Stickton-Hepding | Patrick Taylor |
| Sage Thompson | Andrew Ward | Margaret Ward |
| Hongni Wu |
Recent Graduates Become Music Educators
Congratulations to Andrew Richmond (Bluff City Middle School), Kenneth Carrico (Sullivan South High School), Brandon Woods (Cloudland High School), Brandon Guffey (Abington) Bradley Fore (Sullivan County), and Justin Conway (Elizabethton). We know you will make wonderful teachers as you pass on your knowledge and love of music.
We are very proud of all of our graduates! Please click on the "Alumni" link on the left to tell us where you are and what you're doing.
Congratulations to Dr. Maria Niederberger
Dr. Maria Niederbeger’s composition “Mountain Visions” for solo violin, a "story" about Bays Mountain Park in Kingsport, TN, was selected for the International (IAWM) Congress at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ (Sept. 15 to 18, 2011). Her piece will receive a performance on September 15, 2011 with renown German violinist René Kubelik featuring as soloist.
For more information about Dr. Niederberger's compositions, please visit her website at www.maniederberger.com.
$1100 Raised for Tsunami Relief
On April 9, 2011, flute students in the ETSU Suzuki Studies Program raised $1100 for earthquake and tsunami relief in Japan.
ETSU Graduate Publishes Flute Quartet
ETSU music alumnus Kelly Drouillard (graduated in 2010) published her flute quartet entitled "Emerald Hills and Sapphire Sea" with Flute World Co. She has written this work during her composition studies with Dr. Maria A. Niederberger at ETSU Music.
Congratulations, Kelly! We are very proud of all of our graduates' accomplishments!
Award Given to ETSU Music Faculty
ETSU French horn instructor Jeffery Whaley was recently awarded the College of Arts and Sciences' "Non-Regular Faculty Award" for the 2010-2011 Academic Year. Jeffery was also recently appointed appointed Principal Horn of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra after lengthy international audition process.
ETSU Concert Bands Are Now On Facebook
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Fall 2011 Band audition information is now online. Click Here!
ETSU Music Department Welcomes New Faculty!
For more information about these or other faculty members, click on the faculty link on the left.
Dr. Benjamin Caton Named President of MTNA
The ETSU Department of Music is proud to announce that Music Department Professor Dr. Benjamin Caton is now the President of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). The Music Teachers National Association was founded in 1876 to advance the value of music study and music making to society and to support the professionalism of music teachers. Membership includes 24,000 independent and collegiate music teachers in all fifty states.
Department of Music on FACEBOOK
Everyone can now be informed about concerts and activities within the The Department of Music by visiting us on FACEBOOK. Just click on the image above or icon at the top of the page and it will take you to ETSU Music Alumni and Friends to receive the latest information.
Be a part of the East Tennessee State University Centennial Celebration. Click on the 100th Anniversary logo to find out more about the history of this great university.
Read about the Department of Music in "Grace Notes"
East Tennessee State University - Department of Music
"An All Steinway School"
