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Shelton State Community College Terrific Tuesday Concert Series to Host Dr. Jeremy McMillan

Terrific Tuesday Concert Series to Host Dr. Jeremy McMillan

February 7, 2020 – Shelton State Community College’s 2019-20 Terrific Tuesday Concert Series will feature pianist Dr. Jeremy McMillan on Tuesday, February 11 at 1:00 p.m. in the Alabama Power Recital Hall on the Martin Campus. Admission is free and open to the public for all Terrific Tuesday concerts.

 

Dr. Jeremy McMillan is a pianist who currently serves as a visiting professor of music at Stillman College. Before working in higher education, Dr. McMillan was a music teacher at Alabama School for the Blind (Talladega) where he taught piano and general music to children ages 3-21. Dr. McMillan, while classically trained, has extensive experience in diverse styles of music including jazz, gospel, and pop music. His backgrounds in special education and music ministry influence his research interests in areas such as theory pedagogy and contemplative art education with the aim of creating methods that make the fine arts accessible and appealing to a wide range of tastes and preferences.

 

Dr. McMillan holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music from the University of Alabama, the Master of Arts in Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Montevallo. His program is in honor of Valentine’s Day and is entitled “Platonic Love, Romantic Love, and Lust.”

 

Shelton State’s Terrific Tuesday Concert Series is designed to showcase a variety of repertory styles. Weekly performances are offered by guest artists as well as Shelton State faculty and students.

 

For more information, contact Lillian Roberts at 205.391.2399 or lroberts@sheltonstate.edu.