During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jim Bailiff added an ornate chapel / recital space to his Lookout Valley home, just a 10-minute drive from downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. This new room, with its excellent acoustics and a Steinway concert grand used in Artur Rubinstein's final southern tour, provides an ideal setting for performances of art song—an intimate space where all the subtle details of the genre can shine through.
We are pleased to be offering a series of six song recitals at this venue, to take place on the first Tuesday of each month from October 2022-March 2023.
Julie Penner, Soprano
Songs by Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, & Alma Mahler
Julie Penner was shaped by music from her early years, having grown up in a family of singers that includes four brothers and a sister. She received a bachelor’s degree in vocal education from the University of Idaho and a master’s degree in vocal performance and literature from Eastman School of Music, where she studied with John Maloy. She earned her doctorate in vocal performance and pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, where she studied with Lesley Manring. Dr. Penner has performed extensively as a soloist, with appearances throughout the world, including Israel, Jordan, Greece, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Romania, Canada, and the United States. She has served on the faculty of Southern Adventist University’s School of Music since 1993. Her passion for music and her joy in sharing it with others are readily apparent, both in the classroom and on stage.
Location:
Bailiff Residence
480 Patten Chapel Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37419
Tickets & Subscriptions
To purchase a ticket for any one of the recitals, follow the link under the appropriate event listing above. The ticket cost for each recital is as follows:
General Admission: $20.00
Student Admission: $10.00
As there is limited space, tickets must be booked in advance. If you plan to attend all of the events, you can save money by purchasing a subscription for the entire series:
Series Subscription: $100.00
($120.00 value)
Subscription tickets are available from Ethan McGrath via email at ethanmcgrath@cantab.net.
Link to website: click here.