Following the Oct. 1 beginning of East Tennessee State University’s Centennial observance, the university’s Department of Music will host “A Week of Musical Celebrations” to mark the occasion.The ETSU Centennial Celebration Concert opens the series on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 3 p.m. in the D.P. Culp University Center’s Martha Street Culp Auditorium. This concert features the ETSU Chorale, 12BucsWorth, Symphonic Wind Ensemble and ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band in the performance of two new works by composers Jack Stamp and Michael Davis specially commissioned to mark the Centennial.

Admission is free for the Celebration Concert, but tickets are required and available through the Department of Music.

A Trumpet and Piano Celebration with acclaimed duo Ronald and Avis Romm will be held Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 105 S. Boone Street. This concert is free and open to the public.

Both Juilliard-trained musicians and noted performers, the Romms have performed for over 100 million people. Ronald Romm, a former Canadian Brass member and Yamaha Trumpet Guest Artist, has shared the stage with Wynton Marsalis, as well as brass performers from the world’s greatest symphonies, and appeared on television throughout the world. Avis Romm, a Steinway Piano Guest Artist, has a full range of participation in opera to include coaching, conducting, performing and directing the Theater Aquarius, where her productions received accolades.

A Steinway Dedication and Celebration Concert featuring The 5 Browns concludes the week on Friday, Oct. 15, at 8 p.m., with a pre-concert ceremony at 7:30 p.m. ETSU is now an “All Steinway School,” and the president of Steinway & Sons Pianos will be on hand to help the university celebrate this honor.

The 5 Browns – Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra and Desirae – became the first family of five siblings ever accepted simultaneously to the prestigious Juilliard School of Music in New York. They have been featured on “Oprah,” “60 Minutes,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Good Morning America,” “Today,” “The View” and many other television programs. They tour extensively and have performed in numerous venues, including the Grand National Theater in China, Suntory Hall in Japan, and, in the United States, the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Symphony Hall in Chicago and Alice Tully Hall in New York.

Admission to this concert is $20 for general seating and $10 for students.

For tickets or more information, call the ETSU Department of Music at (423) 439-4276. Individuals with disabilities who will require special assistance should call by Friday, Oct. 1, to make arrangements.

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