BUMC Salutes Military Personnel & Veterans With Concert

For the fourth year, “A Salute to America,” a concert featuring patriotic music, will be presented by the Chancel Choir and Chamber Choir of Brentwood United Methodist Church,  plus the Belmont University Brass, on Sunday, June 28, at 7 p.m. in the church sanctuary.

A special invitation is extended to active military personnel, veterans and their families, who will be recognized at the end of the program. Admission to the concert is free and open to the public; however, a special voluntary offering will be taken for Tennessee Fisher House Foundation, which provides free housing for families of wounded soldiers and veterans who are hospitalized.

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From left: Cindy Yoakum, Sharon Shaw and Patti Collins portray the “Andrews Sisters” while singing at last year’s concert.

The concert will feature tenor Greg Thomas of Nashville, performing “The Mansions of the Lord,” by Nick Glennie-Smith.” Originally from Moultrie, Ga., Thomas holds degrees in music from the University of Montevallo and The Florida State University.

Dr. Bill Caldwell will conduct the Chancel and Chamber Choirs, with Dr. Gregg Bunn as organist and Patsy Wade as pianist. The concert will include the premier performance of “Ascending Firelight” by Nashville composer Nicholas Wing, who is also a member of the choir. Other selections will include “The Last Words of David,” “The Testament of Freedom” and “Choose Something Like a Star,” by Randall Thompson; “Elijah Rock,” by Moses Hogan; “Flanders Field,” by Paul A. Aitken; “Homeland,” by Gustav Holst; “America: The Dream Goes On,” by John Williams, and favorites such as “America the Beautiful,” by Michael McCarthy.

“Ole Man River” will feature Scott Shaw as soloist. A rendition of the “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” will be performed by the trio of Patti Collins, Sharon Shaw and Cindy Yoakum, portraying the famed Andrew Sisters. The Gospelshop Quartet, composed of Skip Heibert, Sean Anderson, Scott Shaw and Don Strobeck, will sing “An American Trilogy.” Prior to the concert, familiar marches will be played by the Belmont Brass, composed of current and former music students from Belmont University.

A reception will follow the concert in the church Family Life Center (gym) with lots of tasty cookies, brownies and dessert bars, according to Janet Hasson, chair for the event.

Brentwood United Methodist Church is located at 309 Franklin Rd., Brentwood, TN 37027. For information call (615) 373-3663 or visit www.bumc.net .

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