Community Concert and Art Show
April 25, 2004
Community Concert and Art Show
April 25, 2004
T. A. Brauer has played piano and guitar professionally for 28 years and has played piano on two albums recorded by regional artists. He has performed at many venues and festivals across Oklahoma. He has performed as a member of many bands, including Toby Keith and Easy Money, Jeris Ross and the Badlands Band, Craig Ford and the Joe Moore Band and many others opening for acts, such as Sawyer Brown and Johnny Paycheck. Mr. Brauer has written many original songs and continues to write, record and perform at churches and special events. He is a member of the American Society of Composer, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and is a former board member of the Midwestern Country Entertainers’ Association.
Charley McGill has played guitar professionally for 60 years and has developed a unique style of performance. He has traveled and played at many venues, shows and festivals across the United States. Throughout the years he and his family of talented musicians have participated in many concerts and shows. Charley has performed with his own band, as well as with well-known entertainers, Buck Owens, Don Rich, Norman Hamlet, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ralph Mooney and many others. He has written many original songs that have been performed by other artists and recorded on the Columbia record label. Mr. McGill has recorded three albums and continues to write, record and perform at churches and special events.
Valerie Joy Yocum attended college at Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, and the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond. She is nearing completion of a triple Bachelor’s Degree in Music, Band Education, with endorsement in Vocal Music and emphasis in Piano Performance. Joy has been a church musician since the age of eleven. Currently, she is the Pastoral Musician at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Chickasha. Previously, she taught for 11 years at the Dianne Phillips School of Music in Oklahoma City. Ms. Yocum has been teaching piano privately in Chickasha for the last four years.
Shamar Collier is a senior in the 108-member band at Chickasha High School. He began playing the trombone as a sixth grader and was in the Chickasha band program through his eighth grade. Shamar attended Putnam City West Schools during his freshman through junior years and returned to Chickasha last summer. In addition to the trombone, he plays the trumpet and euphonium. Following graduation from CHS in May, he plans to attend the University of Central Oklahoma and pursue a double major in instrumental music and physical therapy. He will be playing the euphonium and performing his contest number entitled “Romance” at the concert. His band director at CHS is Mr. Kent Barker.
Flute Trio – Chickasha High School students, Lucian Donley, sophomore, Dedra Green and Jessica Williams, both juniors, will be performing as a flute trio and playing “Scherzino”, their regional contest number. The trio members all began playing the flute as sixth graders; Dedra also plays the piccolo. The Chickasha Band program is strong with large numbers of students in each of the three middle school bands. The beginning sixth grade band has 89 members, the seventh grade has 49, and 52 eighth graders will be joining the high school band for the 2004-2005 school year. Mr. Kent Barker has been the CHS Director of Bands for the past three years. Other band instructors include Mrs. Rebekah George, assistant band director, and Mr. Desmond Taylor, director of the CHS Drumline.
