Last performance in the Music for the Lunch Bunch series
The last performance scheduled for the Music for the Lunch Bunch series is Thursday, August 14 at 12:15pm at First Presbyterian Church in Smithfield Patrick Templeton will perform on saxophone and flute and the Daniel family will present several vocal selections.
If you attended any of the peformances this year, let me know what you thought!
Born and raised in Boone, North Carolina, Patrick Templeton started playing saxophone in the public school system in 7th grade. He went on to study music at East Tennessee State University, and will complete his degree this December in instrumental music education after student teaching. He studied saxophone with Eugene Jones and Thomas Crawford, award-winning coach of the ETSU Saxophone Quartet and Watauga Saxophone Quartet. Patrick studied flute with Rebecca Paluzzi, student of the famed Louis Moyse of the Paris Conservatory. He played principal saxophone for the ETSU Wind Ensemble, principal clarinet in the ETSU Concert Band, flute, clarinet, and saxophone in the ETSU Chamber Winds, and lead alto and tenor sax for the ETSU Jazz Ensemble. He has played with the Barter Theater, Theater Bristol, King College, and the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra as well as being a guest artist with local schools and churches. He now plays trumpet in the Watauga County Community Band.
The Daniel Family singers include Beth Osborne, Ken Allen and Jane Allen. Beth and Jane are two of the four daughters of the late Dr. T. Manning Daniel and Ruth Daniel. Both were born and raised in Smithfield. Jane married baritone Ken Allen and brought him back to Smithfield. Ken was born and raised in the midwest, attended high school in Madison, NC and is a quality engineer with Shallcross. All three are members of First Presbyterian Church and have participated in its music ministries.
The Music for the Lunch Bunch is a series of summer concerts held every Thursday, at 12:15 pm, featuring local artists performing a variety of music, with particular emphasis on classical music. The concert series is grassroots funded by the Johnston County Arts Council and the North Carolina Arts Council. There is no admission charge but donations are accepted.
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I am just hearing about this lunchtime series and would have been in the front row every single concert, had I known. (My fault for not paying attention.) I hope you have it next year!!!