Rock to Bach 2025 Schedule

The Oak Ridge High School String Trio is a performing group under the Oak Ridge High School Tri-M Music Honors Society. The ORHS String Trio’s members are Seth Hano, Cooper Bell, and Jacob Pickett. All three members are high school students who play in the ORHS orchestra. Seth Hano and Cooper Bell are violinists, and Jacob Pickett is a cellist. All three members enjoy playing music from all eras of music.

The Klezmer Band has been performing klezmer music, as well as jazz, in the Oak Ridge and Knoxville area for more than 10 years. The players are Charlie Valentine, drums; Larry Vance, bass; Curtis Tipton, piano, and Bruce Fogelman, saxophone. The group has played regularly at Burchfield’s Restaurant and 201 Café and Wine Bar. They have also performed frequently for special events such as weddings, corporate parties, birthday parties, anniversaries, fundraisers and community celebrations. You can hear their music at www.soundcloud.com/j25jazz and on Facebook.

Elza Gate is a folk duo (Pat Parr and Bob Cushman) from Oak Ridge, Tennessee that, since 2015, has performed a wide variety of music, including traditional tunes from the Southern Mountains, British Isles (and even Canada), bluegrass, and country. They have performed at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris; 201 Cafe & Wine Bar, Crafter's Brew, and Bud's Farmhouse Coffee in Oak Ridge; Lilly Pad Hopyard Brewery in Lancing; Oak Ridge Civic Music Association's Rock to Bach events; Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge; Bijou Theatre, Historic Ramsey House, and Emporium Center in Knoxville; Postmark Jamboree in LaFollette; WMMT in Whitesburg, Kentucky, WVMR in Frost, West Virginia; and other area venues. They have also presented a series of classes and singalongs at the Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning.

The Da Capo Piano Trio will perform classical music. Sarah Camisano, violin; Michael Camisano, piano, and Kathryn York, cello, most recently performed at Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort.

Soprano Alexandra Engle is thrilled to be presenting a selection of art songs for your listening pleasure! Known for her light soprano sound, Alexandra has appeared with Opera Carolina, the Charlotte Symphony, Marble City Opera, Resonanz Opera, and more. She has been featured as a soloist at the Piccolo Spoleto festival, internationally at the Amalfi Coast Music Festival, and is so happy to sing regularly as a soloist with the Oak Ridge Chorus. A dedicated artist and teacher, Alexandra holds a Bachelor of Music in Classical Vocal Performance from Belmont University, where she was a recipient of the Elizabeth Wall Scholarship for voice, and a Master of Music in Voice from the University of Tennessee. She has been sharing her expertise through her private studio, Knoxville Voice Lessons, since 2016. As a lifelong learner, she continues to study voice with David Jones.

David Easterling is an Americana Folk Roots and Comedy Singer-Songwriter and Storyteller living in Oak Ridge, TN. He writes/co-writes 120-150 songs a year with Nashville artists and many musicians worldwide with dozens of his songs on albums and being performed around the world!
David is an Award Winning internationally acclaimed prolific artist!
Winner of Josie Music Award for the 2024 Song Of The Year (Country/Female) for “Losin,” “Buried Before My Time” spent several weeks on the charts at #1 and “Take Me Back To Tennessee” was voted The 2023 Song of the Year by Cumberland Mountain Song Crafters Guild (Songs about Home).
David’s music videos and tour schedule can be found on YouTube and Facebook @david.easterling.1069
https://www.facebook.com/david.easterling.1069?mibextid=LQQJ4d
For more info or booking call or text (865) 548-6099.

ORHS graduate Kristi Younkin, clarinet, and Josh Sumter, piano, will perform classical music. She has performed with Phyllis Diller, The Temptations and Mnozil Brass and played on the Fox and Friends TV show and during the funeral for former President Gerald Ford.

The Secret City Winds performs classical and contemporary music. The players are Noah Hylton, clarinet; Cyndi Jeffers, oboe; Lee Robertson, bassoon; Beth Platfoot, French horn, and Barbara Sparks, flute. They have performed for weddings and at the Secret City Festival, Knoxville Museum of Art, the Street Painting Festival sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, HeArt of Oak Ridge and Cokesbury United Methodist Church.

Melony Dodson, host and producer of WUOT’s “Morning Concert” and “UT Concert Hall,” accomplished pianist and accompanist for the Oak Ridge Chorus, the University of Tennessee School of Music’s Concert Choir and the Men’s Chorale, will perform some of her favorite piano pieces at the festival. She has interviewed many distinguished musicians on her WUOT show.

The Mt. LeConte Jug Band sings and plays classic Americana music on amplified acoustic instruments. The players are David Howard, bass guitar; Chris Hill, six-string banjo, and Jim Radle, guitar. They have performed for the WDVX Blue Plate Special (broadcast worldwide), Museum of Appalachia, Historic Palace and Tennessee Valley Theaters and many nonprofit fundraisers that have netted more than $300,000

The Battle Brass Quintet performs swing music. The players are Greg Foertter, trumpet; Jim Hix, flugelhorn; David Krahl, tuba; Ron Battle, trombone, and Kim Kasten, trumpet. They have performed at 201 Café and Wine Bar, Alexander Guest House, Commonwealth Senior Living, Crafters Brew, ORCMA Oktoberfest and Salvation Army

The Tanasi Winds Woodwind Quintet plays classical, pop, jazz, ragtime and Broadway tunes. The quintet consists of Dave Greenwood, clarinet; RaNaye Dreier, flute; Dana Fox, oboe; Bill Schwenterly, horn, and Ardyce Lee, bassoon. They have played at 201 Café and Wine Bar, Market Square and this festival numerous times.

The Silver Winds Flute Choir performs a wide variety of musical pieces on a wide variety of flutes, including instruments you may never have seen before. This Knoxville-area group plays by request at venues such as churches and assisted living facilities and at music festivals such as Rock to Bach, which has been spearheaded for many years by Lois McKeever, a Flute Choir member!

The Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra is an honors band directed by Tom Lundberg, the lead trombonist for the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and a music instructor at Pellissippi State Community College for more than 20 years. The band, which performs eight to ten concerts during the school year, is open to high school students from across East Tennessee (including Oak Ridge and Roane County), and the players are chosen by audition each fall. “The students are playing challenging music at an extremely high level of proficiency in various venues around the area,” Lundberg said. “The youth orchestra explores the repertoire of outstanding jazz ensembles, as well as the music of the great American Songbook. The group offers students the opportunity to learn about and develop jazz improvisation skills.”

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The Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra is an honors band directed by Tom Lundberg, the lead trombonist for the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and a music instructor at Pellissippi State Community College for more than 20 years. The band, which performs eight to ten concerts during the school year, is open to high school students from across East Tennessee (including Oak Ridge and Roane County), and the players are chosen by audition each fall. “The students are playing challenging music at an extremely high level of proficiency in various venues around the area,” Lundberg said. “The youth orchestra explores the repertoire of outstanding jazz ensembles, as well as the music of the great American Songbook. The group offers students the opportunity to learn about and develop jazz improvisation skills.”

Jeff Heidle is an Oak Ridge pianist who has performed as soloist with the Oak Ridge Symphony, the Maryville-Alcoa College Community Orchestra and the University of Tennessee Orchestra. He has played piano for ORCMA’s Coffee Concerts and this festival.

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R2B dinner --- Menu
Salad: Mixed Field Greens with two dressings
Herb Roasted Pork Shoulder
Chicken Piccata
Penne Pasta Primavera ( 3 or 4 servings)
Herb Roasted Red Skin & Sweet Potatoes
Green Beans & Roasted Red Peppers
Dessert:
Bread Pudding w/Caramel Sauce
Bread & Butter and Beverages included

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