Music at Pellissippi State

04/12/2026

ALUMNI CHOIR - This is our second year for our alumni choir. I know several of you attended last year, and we would love to have even more of you participate this year. We would like to invite all PSCC Choir Alumni to join our current choir students for a special song on our upcoming Spring Choral Concert. Concert details are listed below:

Who: All PSCC Choir Alumni
What: Pellissippi State's 2026 Spring Choral Concert
When: Thursday, April 30th at 7:00pm (optional rehearsal at 5:15pm that evening)
Where: CPAC (Clayton Performing Arts Center in the Alexander Building on the Hardin Valley Campus)

Alumni will join current choral students to perform a very special song called "When I Hear Music” by Michael G. Martin. I know many of you sung this with Bill Brewer. We will conclude the concert with our traditional Spring closer, "The Lord Bless You and Keep You" by Peter Lutkin.

Attire is concert black for current choral students if you wish to match them, but specific concert attire is not necessary for you to participate. Come as you are and wear what is comfortable. Meagan Humphreys will offer a rehearsal of the Martin piece at 5:15 PM on the day of the concert. Rehearsal will be held on stage in the CPAC. Please print your music and put in a black folder for the concert if you are able. If you are unable to attend the rehearsal, please don't let that deter you from joining us.

Please plan to attend and participate if your schedule allows. I would LOVE to see each of you and hope you can join us for this very special evening sharing in song together once again.

Please send me your email if you would like a PDF of the music. ~Peggy ([email protected])

09/13/2025

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra opened our 2025-26 concert series with an excellent performance on Thursday.
Next up—Faculty Recital on Thursday, October 2 at 7 PM.

05/04/2025

Alumni Choir 2025. It was good to see so many of you at Thursday’s concert. Let’s do this again next year! 😀

04/29/2025

Alumni Choir invite from Meagan. Please send me your email if you would like a PDF of the music. ~Peggy ([email protected])

This is a very special year in the life of Pellissippi State Communty College, as we are celebrating our 50th Anniversary as a college! In honor of that celebration, I would like to invite all PSCC Choir Alumni to join our current choir students for two very special songs on our upcoming Spring Choral Concert. Concert details are listed below:

Who: All PSCC Choir Alumni
What: Pellissippi State's 2025 Spring Choral Concert: Celebrating Pellissippi's 50th Anniversary!
When: Thursday, May 1st at 7:00pm (optional rehearsal at 5:15pm that evening)
Where: CPAC (Clayton Performing Arts Center in the Alexander Building on the Hardin Valley Campus)

Alumni will join current choral students to perform a very special song called "A Pentatonic Psalm" written by Knoxville composer, John Purifoy, and we will conclude the concert with our traditional Spring closer, "The Lord Bless You and Keep You" by Peter Lutkin.

Attire is concert black for current choral students if you wish to match them, but specific concert attire is not necessary for you to participate. Come as you are and wear what is comfortable. I will offer a rehearsal of the Purifoy piece at 5:15pm on the day of the concert. Rehearsal will be held on stage in the CPAC. Please print your music and put in a black folder for the concert if you are able. If you are unable to attend the rehearsal, please don't let that deter you from joining us.

Please plan to attend and participate if your schedule allows. I would LOVE to see each of you and hope you can join us for this very special evening sharing in song together once again.

04/06/2025

Congratulations to Variations for a very successful performance of Beethoven’s 9th with the Oak Ridge Symphony, Oak Ridge Chorus and Knoxville Opera Chorus.

12/04/2024

This Thursday, enjoy the performances of Pellissippi State's choirs, orchestra, ensembles and more at the Golden Holiday Spectacular.

Staff, faculty and students will perform modern and classic holiday tunes on December 5th at 7 p.m. at the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Hardin Valley Campus.

The Holiday Spectacular is free and open to the community. Parking is free. Because space is limited, complimentary tickets will be issued at the door to the first 480 guests. Arrive early to ensure you receive a ticket!

03/11/2024

Our students and staff have made it to Dublin, Ireland as part of a TNCIS companion program where members of Variations Choral Ensemble and Hardin Valley Thunder Bluegrass Ensemble will be performing this week.

07/07/2023

Congratulations to Pellissippi State graduate Brett Beard and his barbershop quartet, Full Effect, for winning “Next Generation Varsity Quartet” award at the Barbershop Harmony Society in Kentucky this past week! This international competition hosted some of the most talented barbershop quartets from around the world, and Full Effect’s victory gives them the honor of best college quartet of 2023.

Beard earned his Associate of Fine Arts degree in music this past spring and has been heavily involved with the music program since becoming a student in 2020. Brett’s participation in the Variations and Concert Chorale choirs and his roles as tenor section leader, student conductor and directing his own barbershop quartet allowed him to pursue his passion for music all the way up to graduation. Pellissippi State choir director Meagan Humphries congratulates Brett stating, “All of us music faculty are immensely proud of Brett and his hard work and accomplishments; they are truly well-deserved.”

Full Effect consists of Brett Beard, Andrew Easterling, Caleb Hayes and Wyatt McCarter and are coached by Brandon Guyton. Congratulations to Full Effect!

11/24/2022