Madison Brass features Dr. Patrick Tuck (trumpet), Dylan Brown (trumpet), Mike Shepherd (trumpet), Andrew Sehmann (horn), Josh Cole
(trombone), Evan Smith (trombone), and David Deaton (tuba).

Les Jongleurs is a vocal ensemble founded by renowned Kentucky music educator John Stegner, now adjunct faculty at the University of the Cumberlands. The group's name comes from one of those given to medieval French entertainers or minstrels.

This concert includes independent choral and brass works and an antiphonal brass and choir performance of Schütz’s Psalm 100. The Second Sundays @ Our Saviour performance will run from 2-3pm on December 11 at Our Saviour Epsicopal Church (2323 Lexington Road, Richmond) and will benefit the St. Thomas Lutheran Food Pantry.

The groups will then perform at First Christian Church: Disciples of Christ on the corner of Lancaster and Main from 3:30pm - 4:30pm in a program that will also include some solo and smaller group performances by members of Les Jongleurs. This concert will take donations of food at the door for God's Pantry.

Other repertoire will be chosen from:

Les Jongleurs:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - Gardner
Carol of the Bells - Arr. Wilhousky
Sing We Chant It - Morley
Wade in de Water - Koepke
Come Let's Rejoice - Amner
O Magnum Mysterium - Vittoria
Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal - Arr. Parker
Cantate Domino - Hassler
Java Jive - Arr. Shaw

Madison Brass:
Price and Henderson arrangements of Christmas favorites like:

We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Angels We Have Heard on High
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
Ding Dong! Merrily on High!
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Here We Come A-Wassailing
The Huron Carol
I Saw Three Ships
Sussex Carol

Madison Brass chooses its performance repertoire from and extensive list of dixieland, jazz, blues, and broadway music; Christmas and seasonal liturgical music; and serious art music for brass chamber ensemble. We rehearse most Saturday mornings at 9am at the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, 2323 Lexington Road, Richmond, KY ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ,
859.779.9492).

Madison Brass founder, Dr. Patrick Tuck is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of the Cumberlands. He holds a PhD in music theory with a trumpet performance minor from Louisiana State University. Patrick is a member of the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass and is in demand as a soloist, clinician, and adjudicator. He performed E-flat Soprano Cornet with the SSSB at the 2010 Great American Brass Band Festival. While at UC, he has hosted and performed with trumpeters James West, Del Lyren and Rex Richardson. He is a member of the London Jazz Orchestra and the London Little Big Band under the direction of David Threlkeld. He also appears on the EMI Virgin Classics recording Healey Willan: Tenebrae Responsories as a member of the Choirs of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, and recordings by the choir of the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette, Louisiana.

A product of Madison County, David Deaton has performed with various ensembles regionally and nationally. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Eastern Kentucky University and his teachers include James Willett, Dr. Mark Chambers, and Daniel Eaton. David and his family reside in Richmond where he performs with the Richmond Community Concert Band under the direction of Dr. John Stroube. When he isn't playing his tuba David enjoys playing golf, traveling, and spending time with his family.

Joshua Cole graduated from Murray State University with a Bachelor of Science in Music degree in the spring of 2011. While there, he performed in many of the university’s top ensembles, including the Jazz Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Orchestra. Representing Murray State, Josh has made several appearances with the Intercollegiate Band and Orchestra. He also competed in the 2008 International Tuba Euphonium Association’s quartet competition, placing fifth in the world. Currently, Josh is a member of the 202nd Army Band in Frankfort, KY, playing the trombone, euphonium, bass guitar and string bass in the several of the unit’s ensembles. His rank is Specialist. Joshua is an apprentice repair technician with Miles Davis and is employed by Miles Ahead Music located in Richmond and Louisville.

Andrew Sehmann is a native of Richmond Kentucky. He was a member of Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra from 2006-2011 where he sat First Horn in the Symphonic Orchestra. While at CKYO, Andrew also won the Orchestra's Borchardt Concerto Competition. In 2009, he attended The Governor's School for the Arts as a French horn major. He is currently studying music performance at Eastern Kentucky University where he performs in the Wind Symphony, Symphonic Orchestra, and String Orchestra.

Kevin Shepherd is nearing the completion of his Master of Music degree in trombone performance at Eastern Kentucky University. Having grown up in a musical family far from Kentucky, Kevin chose to complete his MM degree in the renowned studio of EKU trombone professor, Ken Haddix. In addition to his intense degree performance requirements, Kevin also performs regularly in eastern and central Kentucky.

Kentucky native Mike Shepherd returned home after a successful west coast performing and teaching career. Mike currently teaches music at Harlan County High School, whose growing band program recently performed in the Kentucky Music Educators Association Large Ensemble Festival in Somerset, KY. He is a Former member of the Stan Kenton and Les Brown Big Bands. He received his Bachelors Degree from Eastern Kentucky University in music education, and his Masters Degree in music performance from The University of Oregon. He and his family reside in Richmond, where Mike also teaches at Eastern Kentucky University.

Evan Smith has been teaching instrumental music for 32 years and playing trombone longer then he can remember. A graduate of the Crane School of Music in New York, Evan received his Masters and Rank One from EKU. He has been teaching at Berea Community Schools for the last 27 years. He and his wife, Diane, are currently supporting two children in college.

Dylan Brown (trumpet) is a native of London, KY and a music major at the University of the Cumberlands. He currently performs with the UC Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, Marching Patriots, and Trumpet Ensemble. He has frequently received the honor of being chosen for Kentucky Music Educators Association honors ensembles at the high school and collegiate level. Dylan is pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree with a trumpet performance emphasis at the University of the Cumberlands.

On the Second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m., Our Saviour becomes a concert hall for some great local acts to host free concerts for the community. Music ranges from the Carribean Blues to the Berea Bluegrass Ensemble to All 5 One brass band.

These concerts are family friendly and free. Bring your kids, your parents, and anyone else and join us for some good music in a casual atmosphere. Concerts are completely free, though donations are gladly accepted at the door.

TiVo Jazz Orchestra will take us on a musical journey along the jazz time line. The jazz age begins in the 1920s with some pre-1920s New Orleans precursors like ragtime, including:

Dixieland, 1920s, New Orleans
Swing, 1930s, 1940s
Modern Jazz, 1940s
Bebop, 1940s, 1950s
Fusion, 1960s-1980s

The group features David Threlkeld on woodwinds, Tim Kennedy on trumpet and flugelhorn, Mark Schuerman on trombone, Jay Flippin on keyboards, Bob Hackett on bass, and Gary Kennedy on percussion.

Tim Kennedy is a retired band director of 31 years. He has played with The Temptations, Kool & The Gang, Barry Manilow, Diana Ross. He also currently performs with the Little Big Band and the London Jazz Orchestra.

Jay Flippin is a jazz encyclopedia in and of himself. He just got back from a tour with the Neville Brothers in January. The Dr. Jay Jazz Band is also no slouch.

Dave Threlkeld has been at Cumberlands for about 20 years. He has performed with Lou Rawls, Shirley Jones, The Temptations and the Four Tops among others. He leads the Little Big Band and The London Jazz Orchestra. He is director of jazz studies at UC.

Second Sunday Concerts at Our Saviour start at 2 p.m. and are family-friendly. A $5 donation at the door will support the artists and church outreach. For the TiVo Jazz Orchestra, proceeds will go to provide relief for Haiti.

Whit Whitaker, tenor

Diana Hallman, pianist

Tenor Whit Whitaker will be presenting a free performance entitled Redemption: A Journey from Slavery to Freedom at the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour on Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m. Redemption is a musical depiction interwoven to tell a story of the harmony and dichotomy of man’s enslavement and his redemptive journey to freedom. Whitaker’s style and blend of sacred music and art songs are accompanied by pianist Diana Hallman.

Whitaker, who earned his Bachelors of Music at the University of Kentucky, has performed throughout Europe and the United States as a soloist and member of several choral ensembles, including the internationally renowned American Spiritual Ensemble. He has also appeared in a wide variety of local and regional productions, most recently as Sportin’ Life in UK Opera Theater’s production of the opera Porgy and Bess. His musical partner Diana Hallman is an Associate Professor of Musicology in the School of Music at the University of Kentucky.

In Redemption, Whitaker uses Biblical themes to direct attention to the historical journey of American slavery and the parallel journey of Christians from sin to salvation. Through the music and words of the songs performed by Whitaker, the audience can experience the oppression of slavery and the redeeming grace of God’s love.

The performance by Whitaker and Hallman is part of a concert series that takes place at Our Saviour every second Sunday at 2 p.m. People of all ages are invited. The concert is free, but donations are accepted at the door to support the artist and the outreach activities of the church.

The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour is located at 2323 Lexington Rd., Richmond. For directions or for more information, see the web site at oursaviourky.org.

A Journey from Slavery to Freedom

Slavery is prevalent throughout the Bible. In spite of all of its harshness and the many pains and deaths inflicted upon certain people in the Bible, one would be hard pressed to find prophets and scriptures that condemn this practice or find scripture that one interprets as condemnation of slavery. Consequently, throughout history, the enslavement of man has been excused and justified by statesmen, kings, clergy, and people of power, wealth, and privilege, most of whom justify the practice by the examples set forth in the Bible.

19th-century U.S. Senator James Hammond said, “The doom of Ham has been branded on the form and features of his African descendants. The hand of fate has united his destiny and color. Man cannot separate what God hath joined.” This idea of the “right of owning slaves as clearly established by the Holy Scriptures both by precept and example” is one that has allowed men to continue with the oppression of their brethren without regard to their own moral infidelity or unconscionable attitudes.
Today, while the threat of African slavery and the enslavement of people in general have declined, oppression continues to rear its ugly head under new and equally painful guises; thus we find that slavery comes in many forms.

I invite you to walk in the shoes, minds and bodies of those oppressed into slavery in the past. Feel their pain. Imagine their hope and hopelessness. Hear their cries for salvation and freedom . . . Then see their joy as their prayers are answered as they are or soon to become freed from oppression.

As you immerse yourself, think of how slavery parallels the journey of Christians from sin into Salvation and the pains that we still endure today and the pains that Christ endured to free us from bondage. Allow yourself to become one of the truly oppressed in heart as you listen to the music and the words. Perhaps at the end of this journey we will again feel the redeem-ing grace of His power and we can believe that the souls gone before us are truly forgiving and forgiven and are now at peace.

Redemption is the implied musical depiction of the journey from slavery to freedom—from man and from Sin, through one man’s voice, but it can only be realized by you if you hear it, see it, feel it and believe it.

I invite you to embark upon this journey—a journey to REDEMPTION.

—Whit Whitaker