Sparta’s Regina Pullin featured in Southern Stars Symphonic Brass concert in Crossville

Regina Pullin

The Southern Stars Symphonic Brass is tempting the coming concert audience with memories of those days when you enjoyed that favorite sweet snack or that box of Cracker Jacks (with the prize inside) at the movies, ballpark, or the circus.  

The “Lillipops & Cracker Jacks” concert theme will bring the audience a wide variety of music to satisfy all attendees for this last concert of the 24/25 concert season.  The concert will take place at Stone Memorial High School’s auditorium, in Crossville, and is presented by the 30 professional instrumental musicians who hail from areas of Tennessee, including Clarksville, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Tullahoma, Cookeville, Crossville, Knoxville, and Hunstville, Alabama.

The musicians include university instrumental music professors, secondary music educators, and other professions who have significant music capabilities who will play 26 brass instruments such as cornets, flugelhorn, alto horns, baritones, euphonium, trombones, tubas, and a battery of 4 musicians playing symphonic percussion equipment.  Dr. Steven Sudduth, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is the conductor of the SSSB for the past 15 seasons.

The concert is scheduled for 3 p.m., May 4, and the doors will open for seating in the 1,200-capacity auditorium at 2:30 p.m. 

There will be two featured vocalists.  Lydia Sias is a 10-year-old member of the Triple Threat Children’s Troup, at Cumberland County Playhouse, and will be presenting “On the Good Ship Lollipop” made famous by child movie actress Shirley Temple.  Regina Pullin is the other featured vocalist who is also a Playhouse veteran since moving back to Sparta after retiring as a USAF Chief Master Sergeant from performing as a vocalist with the Premier Air Force Band, in Washington, DC.  She has a “wow” voice and is comfortable with many styles and will be featured singing George Gershwin’s “I’ve Got Rhythm” and “You Raise Me Up,” an emotional ballad made famous by vocal artist Josh Groban. 

Tickets are available in advance at the following locations:   First

National Bank of Tennessee branches in Crossville (Hwy 127) and Fairfield Glade (Peavine Road), and at Atlas Realty office in the Village Green Mall in Fairfield Glade.   Adult tickets are $22 and students (through university are free admission).

For more information contact Dwight Wages at (931) 484-6939.