Major Performance Timeline

Our success is evident in our long-standing history of stellar performances. Take a look back at our previous shows to see the expansive and diverse repertoire our students have covered!

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Past Major Performances

2011
May, 2011

Rhythm Nation

Rhythm Nation: A Live Music and Dance Tribute to ’80’s Music Videos” was a full-scale theatrical collaboration between the Uptown Music Collective and Milissa Augustine Dance Academy on May 27th and 28th 2011. Following the success of the recent Irish..Read More

March, 2011

The Unforgettable Fire

The Uptown Music Collective performed The Unforgettable Fire at the Community Arts Center in March 2011. This St. Patricks Day show was based on the important rock music of Ireland, featuring the iconic Irish rockers U2.

January, 2011

Orchestral Rock

The Uptown Music Collective performed its first collaborative performance with the Williamsport Youth Symphony Orchestra – Orchestral Rock in 2011.

2010
November, 2010

Urban Legends: The Music of Ten Cities

Urban Legends: The Music of Ten Cities was performed in November 2010. The theme presented the signature music of 10 important U.S. Cities, including New York, Boston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, and more.

May, 2010

Heard it Through the Grapevine: A Tribute to Motown

Heard it Through the Grapevine was performed at the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport in May 2010. The Theme was based on the music and performance styles of the Motown Era.

January, 2010

Reaching Beyond Limits: A Fundraising Concert for the Children’s Development Center

The Uptown Music Collective performed Reaching Beyond Limits, a fundraising concert in 2010 for the Children’s Development Center.

2009
November, 2009

The Evolution of Rock: 1950 ‐ 1990

The Uptown Music Collective performed The Evolution of Rock in November 2009. The Theme originally referred to as the “timeline show” included performances of iconic music from the very first rock and roll song in the 1950s up through the..Read More

April, 2009

Lejunes Pou Ayiti: Youth for Haiti

The Uptown Music Collective performed Lejunes Pou Ayiti: Youth for Haiti, a fundraising concert in 2009.

April, 2009

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

The first show to revisit and redefine a previous theme, Shine On You Crazy Diamond combined the Pink Floyd Albums Dark Side of the Moon and its predecessor Wish You Were Here weaving them together in a similar story as..Read More

2008
November, 2008

Fight the Power

The Uptown Music Collective presented Fight The Power in the fall of 2008. This Theme was based on music that took a political stance, from the civil rights era to modern times.