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The Cumberland County Community Band has several auxiliary groups that perform independently, The Enchanted Woods, Plateau Brass, and The Plateau Old Time German Band. The Plateau Old Time German Band Featuring German style polkas and other favorites Top ↑ The band was formed in 2011 by late CCC band member Pete Tiffany after a request from the Cumberland County Community Band for a German oompa Polka band to supplement the main organization at some of the smaller venues and to help spread the word about the main band. Pete, who was a euphonium player and member of the now defunct Emery/Pat Nagy small band (The Entertainers), used his experiences in the Nagy band and the gift of the band's music library by the Nagy family to help facilitate the start of the group now known as the Plateau Old Time German Band . Thank you Nagys! Since then, members of the German Band have been participating in a wide number of community activities. These include The Art Circle Library Noontime Series, the Preserve retirement complex, the Pleasant Hill Uplands Village, Oktoberfest at local churches, and the Crossville Oktoberfest sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Although initially a mostly Oktoberfest type German Band, the instrumentation and abilities of the individual players has resulted in the music of the group expanding outside of the German music genre. In their concerts, the group is playing a number of the German folk tunes such as the polka, waltz, laendler and the schottisch, but also including some of the more well known polkas and waltzes from around the world. Music from Polish , American, and other cultures has been featured. The band quickly found the audiences preferred happy and uplifting music. Pop tunes, Dixieland, patriotic, and even disco have been added. And, the band also discovered that audiences would participate in the show if encouraged. In response, the band has included some favorites such as the Chicken Dance, the Happy Wanderer, and Tennessee themed songs. Our tradition: end each show with one of the most well known polkas there is - The Beer Barrel Polka, followed by a chorus of Rocky Top. Visit the band website at OldTimeGermanBand.org for more photos and their performance schedule. PlateauOldTime Top ↑

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2025-26 Schedule Rehearsals are held Tuesdays from 6pm to 8pm at Cumberland County High School band room, unless otherwise noted. Changes to schedule may be required at times due to weather or other events. Changes will be sent to band members by email, and announced at prior meetings when possible.

Holiday 2024 A Christmas Fantasy And the Mountains Echoed Gloria Sleigh Ride Tuba Christmas November 2024 American Salute Arlington (Where Giants Lie Sleeping) Bonds of Unity Each Time You Tell Their Story Irving Berlin's Songs for America The Homefront: Musical Memories from WWII The Inferno Reflections from the Wall To Reap the Blessings of Freedom Veterans Salute (Foundations Folder) May 2025 Blue Moon Defying Gravity from Wicked Fanfare For The Third Planet Here Comes The Sun Jupiter Rocketman Saturn: The Ringed Planet Sinatra! Star Trek When You Wish Upon A Star Spring 2025 Ascension At the Movies - The Classics Blues Brothers Revue Fantasy of Flight Happy Hollywood Milestones Lawrence of Arabia Let It Go Rainbows The Pink Panther May 2024 Capriccio Espagnol Carnaval in Sao Paulo Come to the Festival Tent (Auf zum Zeltfest) Concert Fantasia on Verdi's Rigoletto for Clarinet and Band Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Jie) Hadrian's Wall Irish Tune from County Derry Mountain of the Sun Tchaikovsky's Greatest Hits We Are the World Spring 2024 The Beach Boys Greatest Hits Chicago Selections Genius of Ray Charles Go West Men of Florida Rushmore The Spirit of Aloha Tennessee Salute Theme from New York, New York The Wolves of Alaska Holiday Concert 2023 Chanukah Festival Overture Isaacson/Hardin Fanfare and Processional on an Old English Carol Robert W. Smith Nutcracker Suite arr. Curnow Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson Sparkling Lights by Matt Conaway Stille, Stille, Stille arr Curnow Twas the Night Before Christmas Holcombe Ukrainian Bell Carol We Need a Little Christmas This Christmas Night - with vocals This Christmas Night November 2023 America the Beautiful (Carmen Dragon arrangement) American Salute (Foundations folder) Black Granite Drive! For Our Heroes The Light Eternal Our America Sempre Supre Themes from an Outdoor Overture Tiptoe through the Tubas Veterans Salute (Foundations folder) May 2023 Beer Barrel Polka Blue Tango First Suite in E♭ Errata = First Suite in E♭ (ope ns in new window) Kansas Two-Step Lord of the Dance (full version) Moon River Motown Review Root Beer Rag Swing Till the Walls Come Down Tennessee Waltz Spring 2023 ABBA on Broadway Beautiful Savior Broadway Journey: 25 Years of Golden Classics But Not for Me Disney at the Oscars Flirty Flutes Ritual Fire Dance Great Movie Marches Skyfall That's Entertainment Stardust Christmas Concert 2022 Auld Lang Syne The Eighth Candle Fanfare and Hark the Herald Angels Sing Fantasy on a Gaelic Hymnsong Greensleeves Home for the Holidays Jammin' Carribean Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas Reindeer Rumba The Sounds of Christmas Joy Toy Soldier Marches November, 2022 American Folk Rhapsody #1 An American Spectacular Children of the Shrine Copland Tribute Flirty Flute Intrada: Adoration and Praise Mancini Magic Music of the Beatles Stardust Star Spangled Spectacular Suite from Hamilton Veterans Salute Summer Concert 2022 Disney at the Movies Fourth of July I Am the Doctor I Dreamed a Dream Inchon Kyiv, 2022 Malaguena Many a Glorious Morning Have I Seen Precious Lord, Take My Hand Summertime in the Park Spring Concert, March 2022 A Sousa Portrait An Irish Air Caravan Concerto for Drum Set and Concert Band (music starts at 1:30) Defying Gravity Fanfare and Hymn of Brotherhood Hooray for Hollywood Mt. Everest Rocky on Broadway Sondheim The Invincible Eagle Holiday Concert December 16, 2021 Carol of the Bells/Greensleeves Chanukah Collage Charlie Brown Christmas Christmas Prism Christmas Sing-Along Fanfare for Christmas A Fireside Christmas Good Swing Wenceslas Stars and Stripes for Christmas Trombones on the Housetop Wonderful Christmastime Veterans Day Concert 2021 American Flourish Battle Cry of Freedom Bonds of Unity Echoes from the Battlefield Great Songs of World War One Journal for a Soldier Lincoln at Gettysburg Red White and Brass The Homefront: Musical Memories from WWII Veterans' Salute Fall, 2021 Concert Abide With Me - Jay Dawson American Folk Rhapsody No 1, Clare Grundman Big Band Spectacular Caribbean Rondo by Pierre La Plante Curtain Call by John Wasson First Suite for Band - Alfred Reed Movement 1 (March) and 3 (Rag) Pilatus: Mountains of Dragons de Steven Reineke (Unión Musical de Cabral) Rise of the Firebird - Steven Reineke Saxology by Eric Osterling The Syncopated Clock - Leroy Anderson. On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss Spring 2020 Concert - Cancelled Abide With Me - Jay Dawson American Folk Rhapsody No 1, Clare Grundman Big Band Spectacular Caribbean Rondo by Pierre La Plante Curtain Call by John Wasson First Suite for Band - Alfred Reed Movement 1 (March) and 3 (Rag) Pilatus: Mountains of Dragons de Steven Reineke (Unión Musical de Cabral) Rise of the Firebird - Steven Reineke Saxology by Eric Osterling The Syncopated Clock - Leroy Anderson. On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss November 7, 2019 Veterans Benefit An American Fanfare An American Spectacular Arlington (Where Giants Lie Sleeping) Armed Forces Pride of America Inchon Let There Be Peace on Earth Midway March Stars and Stripes Forever The Greatest Generation Valley Forge March November 2025 American Anthem (from The War by Ken Burns) Americans We Bergsteiger Polka - H. Ferstl Classics, Classics, Classics! - Bob Lowden Mission This is a Paragraph. 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STARTS (SupportTheARTS), an Initiative of the Cumberland County Community Band in Support of "ARTS" Education in the Cumberland County Schools Patricia and Emery Nagy Scholarship The Band is proud to support local high school musicians with the Patricia and Emery Nagy Scholarship, created in memory of two of our founding members. High school students who participate in high school band and the CCC band are eligible for scholarships from $500 to $2,000. Link to Scholarship Poster

The Cumberland County Community Band is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible. The band is composed of amateur musicians returning to their instruments after periods of inactivity, retired and working band directors and professional players, all who enjoy playing in a congenial performing group. We encourage interested musicians in the area to join us. About the Band The Cumberland County Community Band is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible. The band rehearses on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 PM at the Cumberland County High School Band Room in Crossville, TN. The band is composed of amateur musicians returning to their instruments after periods of inactivity, retired and working band directors and professional players, all who enjoy playing in a congenial performing group. We encourage interested musicians in the area to join us. Most concerts are performed in the auditorium of the Stone Memorial High School. Members of the Board Buzz Zeigler, President Sylvia Becker, Vice President Brian Weaver, Treasurer Gary Kunath, Secretary William T. Kerr, Conductor Ruth Ann Tuten, Assistant Conductor Dana Beal, STARTS Coordinator Jane Winters, Music Library Beth Chase, Development Shirley Creager, Personnel Manager Mark Sczublewski, Stage & Property Manager Joan Vrielink-Capito, Publicity Manager Paula Scott, Member at Large Doyle Winters, Member at Large Volunteers Paul Beal – Uniform Coordinator Georgeia McCann – Website and Historian Gina Padgett – Posters and Concert Programs Greeters Don Eppelheimer Linda Eppelheimer Carol Plattner Heidi Rose Doyle Winters Our Founder Murray Kidwell Band Members Flute Bonnie Ashburn Phyllis Bidwell Beth Chase Susan Keith Mary Anne Lankford Nancy Lind Georgeia McCann Cassie McCoy Paula Scott Gabby Sparks Joan Vrielink-Capito Annabella Weece Linda Zelonis Clarinet Shirley Creager Alex Cruz Myra Eliott John Hughes Bruce Johnson Bill Kerr Ruth Ann McColley Amber McCrea Chris Monchecourt April Olson Elijah Sparks Ruth Ann Tuten Barbara Whynaucht Bass Clarinet Wayne Rose Contra Bass Clarinet Corey Cox Oboe Dana Beal Daniel Christman Bassoon Ada Grey Terri Kunath Diane Remillard Alto Saxophone Mikki Betker Dan England Miriam Jenkins Callie Johnson Pedro Pons Tenor Saxophone Mike Bush Brian Hickman Karin Leahy Robert Sparks Bari Saxophone Patrick Lankford Dakota Propst French Horn Bill Boyd Ben Brewer Gina Gotcher Jane Harding Laura Steinke David White Jane Winters Buzz Ziegler Trumpet Terry Ashburn Sylvia Becker Harold Ford Earl Keith Gary Kunath Bill McCay Ryder Sapp Mark Sczublewski Trombome Steve Parke Alyssa Parker Paul Beal Jim Bell Caleb Capps Rick Kepner Mario Laborde Mani Lozano Bill Meyrahn Rick Pearman Joey Propst Allen Rumbaugh Baritone Bob Aanerud Ruth Ernest Euphonium Jimmy Coffer Dudley Robinson Thomas Tupper Tuba Dave Bouque Joan Peters Brian Weaver Kevin Wright Percussion Carol Boyd Rick Dennis Bob Holder Nick Kaufmann Bob Kludt Hans Plattner Will Rose Katelyn Ryder Rachel Sims Bob White

Plateau Brass - a Brass Quintet The Plateau Brass ensemble was founded in November of 2006 to perform at a veterans dinner and ceremony presented by the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. The group has been asked to provide music at venues too small to accommodate the full Cumberland County Community Band. Over the years, the group has performed at the band’s formal concerts at Stone Memorial High School, the Noon Brown Bag Lunch Concerts at the Art Circle Library, the Fairfield Glade Ladies Club, the Palace Theatre and other local events at churches, parks and Main Street Crossville. The Plateau Brass is made up of members from the brass section of the Cumberland County Community Band. Our music repertoire includes Marches, Highlights of Broadway Musicals and old favorites from the 50’s and 60’s.

STARTS (SupportTheARTS), an Initiative of the Cumberland County Community Band in Support of "ARTS" Education in the Cumberland County Schools STARTS (SupportTheARTS) An Initiative of the Cumberland County Community Band in Support of "ARTS" Education in the Cumberland County Schools History During May and June 2016, Glen Belcher, past Director of the Cumberland County Community Band (CCCB), invited the “ARTS” teachers in the Cumberland County School System (CCSS) to participate in a survey which focused on assessing the current status and needs of the Band, Classroom Music, Chorus, Drama and Visual Art programs in the eleven public schools (9 elementary schools and 2 high schools) in Cumberland County, Tennessee. The responses from those 22 teachers became the basis for a “system-wide” needs list which was then shared with school officials, local civic groups and interested individuals. The responses from the community were overwhelmingly “What can we do?” and “How can we help?” Realizing that there was a real need for additional funding and support for all of the “ARTS” programs, and that many in the community were willing, even eager, to be a part of an organized effort to provide that support, the Board of Directors of the CCCB unanimously agreed to provide the leadership of such an effort. On August 1, 2016 the STARTS program was officially organized as an initiative of the CCCB (a designated 501c(3) organization). As a result, all donations to the STARTS program are tax deductible. STARTS Coordinator Dana Beal Ms. Janet Graham, Director of CCSS, was very receptive to the assistance offered by STARTS , and appointed Dr. Rebecca Farley, Curriculum Supervisor for grades 3-8, as the liaison between the CCSS and STARTS . The level of cooperation between Dr. Farley and STARTS has been one of the key factors in the effectiveness of this joint effort to support “ARTS” education in our schools. Goals A basic tenet of the STARTS philosophy is that we can be most helpful when we listen to teachers who are in the classrooms. Art, Drama and Music teachers are among the most resourceful and creative teachers in public schools and are universally driven by their desire to see their students, individually and collectively, experience “success” in their respective area of the “ARTS”. Once teachers set and prioritized their goals and needs, STARTS would help provide resources and funding needed to implement their programs and achieve their goals.As guidelines to help us organize support for “ARTS” education, STARTS has set the following goals: 7th Grade band receives nine donated instruments Raise community awareness of “ARTS” education programs in the Cumberland County Schools Highlight the benefits of strong “ARTS” programs in schools for children and the community Inform the community of the specific needs of “ARTS” teachers and programs Connect potential donors with opportunities to provide money, goods or services that will meet those specified needs Encourage partnerships between Cumberland County Schools, local arts organizations and individual artists to create mutually beneficial relationships between artists, teachers and students How Funding Benefits the Arts in Our Schools In September 2016, STARTS was presented with its first opportunity to assist with funding a CCSS program. Terry Ashburn, a retired local band director and Board Chairman for the Bryan Symphony Orchestra (BSO), had secured funds to provide tickets for every 4th grade student in the CCSS to attend a special BSO Educational Concert at Tennessee Tech University. Dr. Farley informed the STARTS director that the grant paid for the tickets but not the bus transportation to the concert. Could STARTS help? With donations from local groups, individuals and the CCCB, STARTS was able to provide the funds needed to transport the 4th graders on 10 buses to the BSO Concert in Cookeville. Since then STARTS has been able to assist school “ARTS” programs in the CCSS in the many ways, including: Money donated to STARTS has been used to repair and replace band instruments belonging to the schools and to purchase additional instruments as needed. Instruments donated to STARTS have been refurbished and then given to schools. Money has been given as a donation to the general fund to provide visual arts supplies and awards for school "ARTS” programs. Script and copyright fees were provided for school drama programs. When the U.S. Navy Brass Quintet from Washington DC visited Crossville, STARTS arranged for the quintet to perform at the Palace Theatre for 300 5-6-7-8th grade students and paid for bus transportation for the students. Items donated to STARTS have been given to schools which needed those specific items. Occasionally, STARTS puts a donor in direct contact with the school or teacher and the donation goes directly from the donor to the school and does not go through STARTS In several instances, teachers have used STARTS donations as “seed” money, applied for grants or matching funds and “leveraged” the original donation from STARTS into an even larger donation. How You Can Help You can donate online by using the Donate button on the Donate page of this website. You can also make a donation directly to STARTS by way of a check made out to CCCB with the memo STARTS and mailed to: Cumberland County Community Band, P.O. Box 1624, Crossville, TN 38558 Attend a school concert, art exhibit or theater production. Make a donation or purchase a ticket, but more importantly show your support by attending and demonstrating to the student artists and performers that you appreciate and support their efforts. Speak to others about the value of “ARTS” education in our public schools. Neighbors, community leaders, school administrators, principals, school board members, parents and children all need to hear this discussion framed in positive terms which encourages more community discussion and action. Glen Belcher, CCCB Director and Director of STARTS is available and eager to speak about the STARTS program and the benefits of strong “ARTS” programs in public schools for students, families and the community. For additional information about STARTS or to arrange for him to speak to a club, group or organization please contact board@cccband.net . Community Support From the beginning of the STARTS program, local media has provided outstanding press coverage. The publicity provided and the articles written by “The Crossville Chronicle” staff members have given STARTS name recognition in the community and assisted in establishing contacts and building working relationships between STARTS and those individuals and organizations who want to see a stronger presence of quality “ARTS” programs in our local public schools. The following organizations have offered continuing support and/or made significant donations to STARTS : ACPL Friends of the Library Art Guild at Fairfield Glade Boyds-Best City of Crossville Crossville Breakfast Rotary Club Cumberland Artisans for Creative Expression (CACE) Cumberland County Arts Roundup Cumberland County Community Band Cumberland County Community Chorus DGL Percussion Fairfield Glade Ladies Club Fairfield Glade Rotary Fairfield Glade Rotary Foundation Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church Gibson and Winn Productions Palace Theatre Project Hometown Help Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band VEC Customers Share Foundation To all of those individuals, groups and organizations who have given so generously to STARTS or directly to school “ARTS” programs, we thank you for your support. Together, through the music, drama and visual arts teachers and programs, we ARE making a difference in the lives of thousands of children in the Cumberland County School System!

Our Founder, Murray Kidwell Murray Kidwell Jun 27, 1938 – Nov 11, 2019 In the summer of 2000, Murray Kidwell gathered a small group of local musicians and made plans for the formation of a community band. Later that fall, on November 7th rehearsals were begun and on December 10th at the Cumberland County High School Gymnasium the first concert was held with the Cumberland County High School Band. Murray continued as director of the band until his retirement in 2008. He continued to play with the CCCB until Dec 2018. Murray graduated from Cumberland County High School and went on to active military service with the United States Air Force Band, performing in 48 U.S. States, Europe, Asia, and Africa in more than 8000 concerts. He performed concerts with the Berlin Philharmonic and the Paris Opera Orchestra. He also played at Westminister Abbey and at the Mozarteum in Saltzsburg. Murray received a commendation from the US Ambassador to the Soviet Union in the mid 70's for his public relations work with the Air Force Band. Murray’s principal instruments were the flute and piccolo. Upon returning to Crossville, Murray taught history, art and band in Cumberland County schools for 26 years, and was listed in Who's Who in American Education as an Influential Educator. For Murray’s work with the community band, his commitment to veterans, and other public service causes, he was named Humanitarian of the Year by the Business and Professional Women on 10/28/2004.

The Cumberland County Community Band is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible. The band rehearses on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 PM at the Stone Memorial High School Band Room in Crossville, TN. ​ The band is composed of amateur musicians returning to their instruments after periods of inactivity, retired and working band directors and professional players, all who enjoy playing in a congenial performing group. We encourage interested musicians in the area to join us. The Crossville Cornet Band, circa 1888 Research shows that an early written account of a community band was in 1888 when a Crossville Cornet Band was mentioned. It was customary in those days for small towns to have bands for holiday celebrations such as Independence Day and for Sunday concerts in the park. In November of 2000, local teacher, Murray Kidwell, gathered a small group of interested musicians and plans were made for the formation of a community band. The band began rehearsals at the Cumberland County High School later that month. The CCCB’s first performance was on December 10, 2000 in the Cumberland County High School gymnasium with Mr. Kidwell conducting. Mr. Kidwell continued as director of the band until his retirement in 2008. After retiring as the band’s director Mr. Kidwell became the band’s principal flautist. Between April 2008 and September 2011 the band perfomed under several guest directors including Jack Bittle, Lance Kennedy, Don Miller and Mike Chilcutt. In September of 2011 Brian Bacon became the band’s director and continued in that position until June 2015. Murray Kidwell returned to the podium and directed concerts in July and September of that year. Mr. Glen Belcher directed the band from September 2015 through December 2019. He is a retired band director with 37 years teaching experience in Tennessee and Alabama. He is passionate about the benefits of Arts education and in August 2016, under his directorship, the CCCB Board of Directors assumed oversight of the STARTS (SupportTheARTS) Program. He speaks frequently about the benefits of Arts education and may be contacted through the band’s website. Effective January 2020, principal clarinetist, William Kerr, assumed the Conductor position of the Band.