Julie McClarey Presentation: Raggin’ Up the Gospel Classics

Name: Julie McClarey Presentation: Raggin’ Up the Gospel Classics
Start: 2024-05-24T15:00:00-05:00
Location: David H. Nutt Auditorium

Schedule

Fri May 24 2024 at 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

David H. Nutt Auditorium | Oxford, MS

Julie McClarey is an awarding winning pianist with a style that lights up every venue in which she appears. She has performed at notable locations in Branson, MO, Nashville, TN and throughout the United States. An undefeated National Ragtime Piano Playing Award winner three years in a row, she is equally accomplished with classical selections, hit standards from many eras, as well as traditional hymns and contemporary Christian music.
Even though patriotic tunes and gospel music are not permitted as selections performed by the contestants, we've asked Julie to give a presentation on this aspect of music-making as she has a multitude of experience in this area.
Julie’s love of people spills over into her performances, often playing “Name That Tune” with the audience and even having fun playing the piano “backwards.” Julie’s piano skills began to develop at the early age of six as she learned how to play on the family’s upright piano in the living room of the house where her parents still reside. Her training continued as she graduated Suma Cum Laude with a degree in Piano Performance at Millikin University.
Julie loves to teach as well as perform and has appeared as featured performer and music director aboard Showboat Branson Belle; performed with Dino and with Jo Ann Castle of the Lawrence Welk Show; has served as Band Leader/Pianist of the Country Music USA Show at Opryland USA and was a featured guest on the Pat Sajak Television Show.