Music Links

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra performs Classical Music. The term "classical music" can represent anything from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony to a Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto. Generally, classical music is played by a symphonic ensemble comprised of strings (violins, violas, cellos and basses), woodwinds (clarinets, oboes, flutes and bassoons), brass (trumpets, French horns, trombones and tubas) and percussion (drums, xylophones and bells), or some combination thereof.

The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra is a non-profit corporation founded in 1999 by trumpeter, composer and arranger Vance Thompson. The mission of the organization is to promote jazz music through public performance, education initiatives and the commissioning of new work.

Rose Center is a community cultural center serving the pople of Hamblen and surrounding counties. Music at the Rose is a popular concert series.

The Band's purpose is to bring quality band and wind ensemble music to the citizens of the region and it is dedicated to excellence in symphonic band performance.

The Oak Ridge Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble/Community Band perform in and around the Oak Ridge area. View their schedules.

WUOT, a radio station out of the University of Tennessee, airs many musical programs. Check their website for times and dates.

This is the East Tennessee Music Educators organization. Mrs. Gorbski is a member. The ETSBOA promotes the advancement of instrumental music education in the schools. They also encourage music activities through festivals and clinics.

The mission of the MENC is "To advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all". (Formerly Music Educators National Conference, the association's name was changed in 1998 to MENC: The National Association for Music Education to better reflect its mission).

Students from West View and Lincoln Heights Middle Schools will attend Morristown West High School. Please take a look at the MWHS Band Boosters' website. The Marching Band performs at each varsity football game, takes part in two competitions, marches in the Morristown Veteran's Day and Christmas Parades and more. Concert Band, in second term, also affords the students many opportunities. The band takes part in competitions, performances and students may tryout for Junior Clinic (ninth grade) and Senior Clinic.

Carson~Newman hosts an instrumental band camp each summer. It is a wonderful opportunity for band students to improve their skills, perform with students from other areas and work with new directors. Campers will give a concert at the end of the week. Information about the camp and an application are available on the C~N website.

The Community Band, under the direction of Tom Shupe, meets weekly during the fall and spring semesters.The Jazz Band, under the direction of Mike Thomas, also meets weekly. Both bands give two concerts per year, one in November or December and one in the spring. The concerts are free to the public and take place in the Judge William H. Inman Humanities Complex on the Morristown Campus of WSCC. Many former Westview and Lincoln Heights students and Hamblen county band directors take part in these bands.The Community Band will perform on April 26, 2007 at 8:00pm and the Jazz Band performs on May 1, 2007 at 8:00pm.

Try this online creative music environment for children of all ages. It's a place for children to compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles. Get your younger children interested in music! Creating Music