CLARKSVILLE, TN – Seventy-five years to the day after presenting its inaugural concert, the Clarksville Community Concert Association (CCCA) will commemorate a milestone with a special performance by the Young Concert Artists Quartet on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. in the George & Sharon Mabry Concert Hall at Austin Peay State University.
Presented as part of CCCA’s 75th Anniversary Season, this concert celebrates a legacy that has brought generations of acclaimed musicians and live performances to the Clarksville community.
“There is something incredibly meaningful about gathering together exactly 75 years after CCCA presented its very first concert,” says Board President Daniel Christian. “For generations, this organization has brought our community together through extraordinary live music, and it feels especially fitting to celebrate this milestone by welcoming some of today’s most exciting young artists to our stage.”
Young Concert Artists brings together four extraordinary rising artists from its roster: internationally acclaimed accordionist Radu Ratoi, violinists Lun Li and Risa Hokamura, and cellist Benett Tsai.
The program will take audiences on a musical journey featuring works including Paul Schoenfield’s Café Music and Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons.
Following the concert, patrons are invited to remain for a special anniversary celebration honoring CCCA’s history, the people and performances that have shaped its legacy, and the future of live music in Clarksville.
A free pre-concert discussion led by Dr. Kelsey Smith, Assistant Professor of Cello at Austin Peay, will begin at 2 p.m. in Room 130 of the Music/Mass Communication Building.
Doors to Mabry Concert Hall will open at 2:30 p.m., with the concert beginning at 3 p.m. General Admission: $25, For tickets and additional information, visit eventbrite.com.