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NC Symphony a big hit at TCCC
More than 1,000 adults and children filled the Enloe Building at TCCC for the two performances. The symphony was accompanied by an assortment of other guest artists reflecting the vast music and cultural heritage of the state,including gospel, bluegrass, Cherokee flute, ballads and clogging. Billed as "Blue Skies, Red Earth," the combination of music was simply dazzling. From the soulful singing of Tina Morris-Anderson's rendition of "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" and ballad singer Donna Ray Norton's singing acappella "Young Emily," to the full symphonic sound of selections from Aaron Copland including the Hoedown from "Rodeo" interspersed and accompanied with fiddle and banjo players and the Bailey Mountain Cloggers from Mars Hill College, the performance kept the listener's ears alert and toes tapping throughout most of the evening.
Narrator David Holt introduced the selections and told something of the history and the culture that influenced the varied musical selections. The program was developed in collaboration with the NC Department of Culutral Resources and the North Carolina Museum of Art. Other sponsors included TCCC, Murphy Medical Center and the Cherokee Preservation Foundation. After the concert a sitdown, under-the-tent dinner was provided to the performers and guests, courtesy of the Murphy Power Board. The NC Symphony hasn't performed in our area since the late 1980's, when they played in the Murphy and Hayesville high school gyms with a more classical program. Speaking after the Thursday evening performance, Music Director Grant Llewellyn expressed his appreciation for the hospitality and response of the audience and promised not to take so long before bringing the symphony back to town.
The North Carolina Symphony is funded in part by the North Carolina Legislature.
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