COOKEVILLE COMMUNITY BAND PRESENTED ITS ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT ON DEC. 4

On Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m., the Cookeville Community Band presented its annual holiday concert at the Cookeville Performing Arts Center (CPAC).

The concert was conducted by Tennessee Tech Director of Bands Joseph Hermann who was recently appointed as permanent Music Director and Conductor for the Community Band.

The band performed a variety of seasonal music highlighted by several instrumental solos and ensembles. William Woodworth, Professor of Oboe at Tennessee Tech, was a featured soloist with the band in, "The Winter's Passed," by Wayne Barlow.

Favorite pieces included Leroy Anderson’s, “ Bugler’s Holiday,” “Sleigh Ride” and “A Christmas Festival” along with arrangements of Victor Herbert’s “Toyland” and “March of the Toys.” Also programmed were W. A. Mozart’s, “The Sleigh Ride” and Albert Oliver Davis’s, “God Rest You Merry, Gentleman” among others.

A special treat was the band’s performance of, “Appalachian Carol Festival,” composed by award-winning composer, TTU Professor Emeritus Robert Jager.

The Cookeville Community Band would like to thank everyone who came out for the 2011 Summer Concert Series as well as all those who support the band! We look forward to seeing you again Memorial weekend, 2012, at the Dogwood Park Performance Pavilion.