LMU'S GREENE TO PLAY UNDER RENOWED COMPOSER

April 12, 2011 - Harrogate, Tennessee – Lincoln Memorial University’s (LMU) Assistant Professor of Music Sean Greene will be joining the ranks with a number of prestigious musicians and teachers in the region to play under Dr. David Holsinger, a world-renowned wind band composer and conductor, at an upcoming concert in Knoxville.

Holsinger will be guest-conducting the Knoxville Christian Youth Bands (KCYB) for its concert on May 10 at 7 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church. Holsinger will be conducting a musical selection he composed, “On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss,” as well as other compositions.

KCYB is a 15-year-old organization that specializes in musical education for homeschooled, private and public school students. The band boasts four ensembles, including a beginning band, as well as concert, symphonic and jazz bands.

Greene will be performing in the ensemble along with Erin Bray, adjunct instructor of woodwinds, along with several members of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, faculty from the University of Tennessee, Carson-Newman College, East Tennessee State University, Pellissippi State Community College and Lee University.

Holsinger currently conducts the Wind Ensemble at Lee University and has written more than 100 compositions throughout his career.

The composer will also be teaching a complimentary educational clinic for KCYB students and others leading up to the concert. KCYB is also inviting music students and directors from around East Tennessee to observe the workshop.

The concert and clinic are free and open to the public. For more information, email info@kcyb.org, or visit www.kcyb.org. The church is located at 7171 Oak Ridge Highway in Knoxville in the Karns community.

Lincoln Memorial University is a values-based learning community dedicated to providing educational experiences in the liberal arts and professional studies. The main campus is located in Harrogate, Tennessee. For more information about the undergraduate and graduate programs available at LMU, contact the Office of Admissions at 423-869-6280 or e-mail at admissions@lmunet.edu.

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