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MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (March 14, 2012) — To kick off the spring concert season, the Milligan College Arts Council is pleased to present “A Celtic Celebration” in Milligan’s Seeger Memorial Chapel on Saturday, March 31. The event is free and open to the public.
This unique Celtic showcase will feature a Celtic fiddling workshop, a concert and an old-fashioned public jam session. Performers include Scottish fiddling champion Jane MacMorran, Jane DeLoach Morison, who will accompany MacMorran on the piano, and the East Tennessee State University Celtic Band.
“This region has many Celtic influences and audiences that appreciate the heritage of Celtic music,” said Dr. Kellie Brown, chair of Milligan’s music department. “We created this celebration to offer something for everyone — from musicians who want to learn more about their craft to audiences who just enjoy listening to the music.”
The event will begin with a free Celtic fiddling workshop at 4:30 p.m. The workshop will be held in Milligan’s Walker Auditorium, located in the lower level of Seeger Chapel. Community members of all skill levels, from beginner to advanced, are invited to participate in the workshop. To register, email Brown atkbrown@milligan.edu.
The evening concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Mary B. Martin Auditorium of Seeger Chapel. Following the concert, the public is invited to bring their instruments on stage for an old-fashioned Celtic jam session, open to people of all skill levels.
“We have an amazing group of talent assembled for this afternoon and evening of Celtic music,” Brown said. “It will be a high-energy event, and we hope that the audience will be inspired by these artists and will enjoy learning from them before the concert and playing their instruments with them after the concert.”
MacMorran is an accomplished player of many musical styles, a former United States Scottish Fiddling Champion and founder of the Celtic music group, Celtic Air. She directs the Celtic Band class and gives instruction on the fiddle for the Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Program at ETSU. She also serves as director of the college’s Appalachian, Scottish, Irish Studies Program.
Morison is an award-winning pianist who also serves as the artistic director of the Mountain Empire Children’s Choral Academy. She is on the faculty of King College and on the summer faculties of the Piano Camp at ETSU, the Virginia Suzuki Institute at Emory and Henry College, and the King College Choral Arts Camp.
For more information, call Milligan’s music office at 423.461.8723. For more information about arts events at Milligan, visit www.milligan.edu/arts.