Jeff Martin and Friends present an evening of gospel music on Sept. 8
Release Date: 8/14/2007. Expired: 9/8/2007
Pianist Jeff Martin, director of Music Technology at The Renaissance Center, and friends present an evening of Gospel music in the Performance Hall of The Renaissance Center Saturday, Sept. 8.
Tickets for the 7 p.m. Jeff Martin and Friends concert are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for children under 13.
Jeff Martin and Friends will feature gospel music standards, contemporary hits and original compositions. In addition to the instrumental favorites from previous concerts and Martin’s two Gospel CDs, this year’s concert also will feature songs written by Martin and performed by the gospel group Hosanna.
Martin is a piano and composition instructor at The Renaissance Center. He has performed in several concerts at the center and served as musical director for Renaissance Players productions of Children of Eden, Fiddler on the Roof and Jesus Christ Superstar, as well as the Mind Enriching Theatre series production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
A native of Henderson, Ky., Martin has worked as a high school band director and church music director and is the owner of Brookstone Music Publishing. He is currently Praise Band director for First Baptist Church in Dickson. He obtained his Bachelor of Music Education from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., and conducted post-graduate studies at the University of Memphis and Florida State University. A songwriter, publisher and demo studio engineer, Martin has released two Gospel piano CDs and an adult contemporary CD. He resides in Burns with his wife, Christine.
At previous concerts, Martin’s friends have included Grand Ole Opry fiddler Hoot Hester, Tony Hendrix (former drummer for Skeeter Davis), vocalist/bassist Justin Sullivan, a member of the group Hosanna, and up-and-coming country singer/songwriter Dave Parks, who will be performing in concert at The Renaissance Center on July 28.
For more information on the Jeff Martin and Friends concert Sept. 8 at The Renaissance Center, call (615) 740-5600 or visit www.rcenter.org. To purchase tickets, call (615) 740-5601 or (888) 700-2300.
The Renaissance Center is a fine arts education and performing arts center at 855 Highway 46 South in Dickson, just 35 miles west of Nashville on Interstate 40 at exit 172.
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