The Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band (SSSB) kicks off their 2018/2019 concert season on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 3 pm at the beautiful 1200-seat auditorium at Stone Memorial High School in Crossville.

The brass band is a 30-musician-strong, professional instrumental ensemble in their 11th season of providing their brand of “Premium Entertainment” with their three-concert season in Crossville, Tennessee. The musicians are drawn from the areas of Nashville, Murfreesboro, Cookeville, Crossville, Knoxville, and southeastern Kentucky, and represent university & secondary music educators as well as other careers who are also excellent musicians.

The Sept. 23 concert is themed “SOUSA FEST” and will feature many selections by the famous John Philip Sousa, dubbed the March King for his prodigious compositions of outstanding marches.

The concert will be presented in the style of the concerts that the Sousa Band performed at the turn of the 20th Century.

Music selections will include:
“Fanfare for Fenway” by John Williams
“Esprit de Corps” march by Sousa
“Blue Bells of Scotland” – cornet solo by Kathryn Adduci (new principal cornetist)
“Simple Gifts” – a Shaker hymn tune
“Mother Hubbard” march by Sousa
“Miss Trombone” a trombone section feature, “Shennadoah” – euphonium solo by Briana Elgelbert (principal euphonium)
Selections from “Showboat” the musical
“Bride Elect” selections by Sousa
“Black & White Rag” – xylophone solo by Marco Schrripa (TTU adjunct percussion professor)
“How Great Thou Art” – hymn feature
“Across the Danube” march by Sousa
“American Civil War Fantasy” by Bilick, and
“Semper Fidelis,” the official U.S. Marines march by Sousa.

Tickets are available at the following outlets:
On It’s Way (FedEx & UPS dropoff outlet in the FFG Village Mall); First National Bank of TN branches in Crossville and Fairfield Glade; and Bed & Biscuit Kennel (off of Peavine Road).

Adult tickets are $22 and Students are $5. Season tickets for all three concerts (9/23, 2/10/19, and 4/28/19) are only $50, a significant savings over purchasing single concert tickets.

Season ticket patrons have seating in a reserved section and can exchange a ticket from a concert they cannot attend for a replacement ticket to one of the other concerts.

As an extra bonus, season tickets purchased by Sept. 7 will be eligible to attend an “EARLY BIRD” reception on Friday, Sept. 14 where refreshments will be served and drawings held for the winning of a FREE season ticket, individual tickets to other concerts, and the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band CDs & DVDs.

If you have not experienced this musical gem yet, you owe it to yourself to find out why those that have attended rave about the quality and value of SSSB concerts. We are so certain that you will find the concerts worth it, founder Dwight Wages offers a money-back guarantee if you are not satisfied. Where can you get such an assurance for other live performances?

The SSSB concert last May at The Cumberland County Playhouse was a 500-seat sell-out and the audience was extremely complimentary. Come check the group out in the 2018-19 Season!