RCS Student, Teacher Musicians Earn Big Honors at State Conference
Stewarts Creek, Blackman High students will perform at Opryland
Student and teacher musicians from across Rutherford County Schools will gather at the Tennessee Music Education Association Conference (TMEA), which begins later this month at Opryland Resort and Convention Center.
The Athena Treble Choir from Stewarts Creek High School was selected to be a featured performance ensemble at the TMEA Conference. The Athena Treble choir auditioned and was selected for this honor.
Stewarts Creek’s performance will take place at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center on Thursday, April 20 at 4:00 PM.
The TMEA conference will also feature performances by the Blackman Middle School and Blackman High School Percussion Ensembles. They will be performing a “Chamber Ensemble Spotlight” at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 20th.
Additionally, several RCS teachers were selected to present professional development sessions at the conference. Those include:
- John Hearnes (OMS), Jim Reed (RMS), and David England (BMS) will lead a session titled “Your Questions Answered: A Q & A with Percussionists”
- David Aydelott and Brenda Gregory (SIH) will lead a session titled “Cease Fire! Forging Synergetic Band/Choir Relations”
- Stacy Ray and Erin Powers (HPC) will lead a session titled “Music and Movement”
More information about the conference, including a schedule of events, can be found at https://www.tnmea.org/.
