2009-2010 Season

Debra Saylor was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on April 10, 1962. She received her early education from the Iowa School for the Blind. At Clarke College, Dubuque, she earned the Bachelor of Arts in Piano and Vocal Performance. She received her M. A. in Piano and Vocal Performance from the University of Iowa.

Debra Saylor competed in 2000 and 2002 in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs held at Fort Worth, Texas. She was the Third Place overall winner in 2000, and the best interpretation of a piece in the Romantic period for Clair de Lune. In 2002, she tied for "Jury Discretionary Award" (third place). Ms. Saylor also competed in "Le Grand Concours des Amateurs de Piano" in Paris, France, in 2001. She was a Quarter Finalist and opened the final round of performances at the Sorbonne.

Ms. Saylor is currently instructor of Piano and Voice at Ars Nova School of the Arts in Huntsville, Alabama. Member of Huntsville Community Chorus, Nativity Church Choir, and Joyful Spirit Singers. Member of the Huntsville Traditional Music Association. She performs throughout the area for a variety of functions-church services, clubs and organizations, nursing homes, senior citizen functions, weddings and funerals, etc.

The 2nd of our 2009 - 2010 series.

John Johns - Classical Guitarist

Sunday, November 1, 2009 2:00 P.M.

Fayetteville - Lincoln County Public Library

Elk Ave N & Monroe St

John Johns holds degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he was a scholarship student of Aaron Shearer, and from George Peabody College. From 1972 to 1980 he was Artist-Teacher of Guitar at the Blair Academy of Music. He served as Assistant Professor in the School of Music at George Peabody College from 1976 to 1980 and is presently Associate Professor of Guitar at the Blair School of Music of Vanderbilt University where he is Chair of the Guitar Department. Under his direction, Blair's guitar program has been recognized as one of the most highly recommended internationally. In 1997 Professor Johns celebrated 25 years of performing and teaching in Nashville with a concert dedicated to his friend and mentor Chet Atkins. In March, 2000, Johns played two concerts in France. He was the featured performer from the USA at the Nice Guitar Festival and gave a masterclass at the Modern Art Museum in downtown Nice. In addition, he made his Paris debut at a concert for United States Ambassador Amy L. Bondurant of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Members of the international diplomatic community and French government attended the performance, as well as American film actress Olivia de Havilland.

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John Johns

The 3rd of our 2009 - 2010 series.

In support of the Art Center's
"Southern Weekend of Art"*
The Lincoln County Arts Council presents

Rocket City Brass
Friday April 16, 2010 7:00 P.M.

Fayetteville Municipal Auditorium
(East side of square)

The Rocket City Brass, founded in 1988, is a quintet specializing in audience-friendly selections of Classical and Classic, Big Band, Jazz and Blues Standards, Dixieland and Gospel, Broadway, Patriotic and Ceremonial music.

The group's members are George Kraft (trumpet/flugel); Barry Stoner (trumpet/piccolo trumpet); Kent Eversmeyer (French horn); Danny Hutson (trombone) and Philip Moore (tuba).

See some of what happened.

The Rocket City Brass' concert is sponsored, in part, by

The Tennessee Arts Commission
and
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

The Council would like to thank them for their assistance.

*For more information about this year's
"Southern Weekend of Art"
Visit the Art Center's Home Page by clicking below.

The 4th of our 2009 - 2010 series.

The Huntsville Master Chorale

Sunday, May 2, 2010 3:00 P.M.

First United Methodist Church

Sanctuary

The Huntsville Master Chorale is a chamber ensemble dedicated to providing choral excellence for the Tennessee Valley. This group, originally the Eugene Brasher Chorale, was founded in 1998 by Dr. Eugene Brasher, who served as the director until his retirement in December of 2005. Handy Avery then served as Interim Director for the remainder of that year and the name was changed to Huntsville Master Chorale. Tom Dooling was appointed to lead the Chorale in the summer of 2006. Tom served as music director through the spring season of 2009. In June of 2009, our current music director, Dr. Erin Colwitz, was chosen.

See some of what happened.