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Season Finale to feature Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, May 22, 2022;
The Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band present “An Afternoon at the Movies” on May 22, 2022, with guest soloist Annetta Deck on piano. The SSSB, a professional instrumental ensemble of 30 musicians, is giving the last concert of their 21/22 season on May 22 at 3 pm in the 1200-seat auditorium at Stone Memorial HS […]
SSSB to perform at the Great American Brass Band Festival, June 4-5, 2022
The Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band have received an invitation to perform at the 2022 Great American Brass Band Festival. This coveted invitation will allow the band to perform two concerts at the renowned festival in Danville, KY on June 4 and 5. This is the 32nd annual GABBF event and is the 3rd time […]
Next Performance: Feb. 20, 2022
Here’s the flyer for our upcoming February concert. Please share it with all of your friends in the area who may enjoy live music, especially brass music and/or wind ensembles! Southern Stars Flyer
Free Brass Band Concert, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021
The 30-member professional musician Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band are giving their gift of a FREE admission concert to area residents and their donors and business sponsors on Sunday, Nov. 21, beginning at 3 pm Central at the Stone Memorial High School auditorium. A free-will offering will be taken to help defer some of the […]
Friends of the SSSB and Those Who Enjoy Good Music
I hope that you have missed coming to our concerts as much as we have missed performing for your enjoyment. We have two concerts scheduled at Stone Memorial High school on Feb. 7 and April 24 or 25. However, we have been prevented from rehearsing as the school system has banned the use of the […]
The Southern Stars Return!
If you’ve gone “Covid Crazy” we may have the cure—live music! The Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band will perform a free, outdoor on Sunday, October 18, beginning at 3:00 pm Central. The concert takes place at the picturesque Dogwood Park Performance Pavilion. Groups are encouraged to bring a picnic, but also have face masks handy […]
Amparito Roca, as performed by the SSSB
We’ve missed performing “live” for you during COVID-19, so we put together this video performance of Amparito Roca as a ‘thank you’ to our audience for supporting us all of these years, and to say “we hope to play for you in person very, very soon!” Please view it on our YouTube Channel (link below), […]
The remainder of the 2020 SSSB Season Canceled Due to COVID-19
We regret to announce the remaining concerts on the Southern Stars’ concert season for the spring of 2020 have been canceled due to COVID-19. We had hoped to play a Memorial Day Weekend Concert, however, things remain uncertain with the virus, as well as the finish date for the new outdoor venue at Fairfield Glade. […]
Jericho Brass Band reading session features trumpet great Vincent DiMartino as guest artist, March 14, 2020
The Jericho Brass Band of Chattanooga, Tennessee, presents its 2020 Brass Band Reading Clinic with trumpet great Vincent DiMartino (International trumpet performer and educator) as the special guest artist. The clinic takes place Saturday, March 14, 2020, from 10 am to 3 pm at the Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe High School Bandroom. The school is located at […]
Southern Stars kick off 2020 this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 beginning at 3:00 pm Central at the Stone Memorial High School Auditorium
The renowned Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band have been performing a three-concert Crossville Music Series for the past 12 years. This professional instrumental ensemble of 30 musicians from Eastern and Middle Tennessee has established a national reputation through their CDs and performances at the Great American Brass Band Festival where they have played for audiences […]