COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 12, 2007) — Tennessee Technological University’s Anne Thurmond will present a faculty clarinet recital at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17, at First Presbyterian Church, 20 N. Dixie Ave. in Cookeville. Thurmond will be accompanied by fellow TTU music faculty members, Wei Tsun Chang, violin; and Seanad Dunigan Chang, viola; as well as guest violinist Rebecca Dorcy and guest cellist Kirsten Cassel. They will perform quintets by Carl Maria von Weber and Johannes Brahms, two landmark compositions for clarinet and strings.

More TTU Music
The Bryan Symphony Orchestra will present a free outdoor concert at Dogwood Park on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The park is located behind the public library on West Broad Street in downtown Cookeville.

The Tech Chorale and University Orchestra will join young musicians from Cookeville High School for a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The show will be presented in the auditorium of Cookeville High School, and tickets are $8 at the door.

The Cumberland Quintet will be in concert in Derryberry Hall Auditorium on Monday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Joshua Hauser will present a faculty recital in Derryberry Hall Auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m.

At the Appalachian Center for Craft
A mixed media exhibit by Holly Hanessian, entitled Texture, will be featured in Gallery One from Aug. 19 through Sept. 30.

An exhibition of ceramic works by Bonnie Seeman, Brian Hiveley and Helen Otterson, entitled Fluent Dichotomy, runs through Sept. 20 at the Appalachian Center for Craft’s Gallery Two.

The Appalachian Center for Craft is located six miles off Hwy. 56 (Interstate 40, Exit 273) near Smithville. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The Joan Derryberry Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the University Center and is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Backdoor Playhouse is located in Jere Whitson Memorial Building. For more information, call 372-6595. Unless noted otherwise, all concerts are free and take place in the Bryan Fine Arts Building. The concert schedule is subject to change. For more information, call 372-3161.

--Tracey Hackett
This information posted 12 September 2007