***THANK YOU!!*** Last night the Uptown Music Collective took to the Community Arts Center stage for #OneNightOnly to present Respect: A Tribute to the Women of R&B as we closed out a crazy 2020-2021 performance season! This was the first major performance for the students since early 2020 without masks and the first with full seating available in the theatre…it felt really good to start to get things back to normal!
Thank you to our media sponsors 93.3 WBZD – Classic Hits along with all of Backyard Broadcasting, Lamar Advertising of Williamsport, The Graphic Hive, Engage Media LLC, 92.1 WSQV, and NorthcentralPa for giving us the support to make a show like this happen!

Thank you to Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, Dr. William Martin, Pat Marty, Chuck Still, and everyone at the Community Arts Center for their continuous and generous support of the Uptown Music Collective. Shout out to the Community Arts Center Technical Crew including Fred Park, John “Bug” Coffelt, Ben Daneker, and the rest of the CAC family.

Special thanks to Carol Coffelt for coordinating all of our ticket sales! Shout out to official UMC Photographer Wayne R. Palmer for shooting the performance. HUGE thank you to our Students & Parents for your unwavering commitment to the UMC, especially through this unprecedented performance season! Last but not least, THANK YOU to all of those who were in attendance on Saturday night! We truly hope you all had a great time because we absolutely did!! Keep checking back for official show videos & photos. Check out the official setlist above, showcased by the directors, Izzy Brumbaugh, Isabella Cole, & Tyler Noaker…and a special guest appearance from the one and only John Bug Coffelt!

 

-Respect-

A Tribute to the Women of R&B

June 19th – 7:30 PM

 The Community Arts Center, Williamsport PA

 

Preview Videos for RESPECT

Good Times Bad Times: The Music of Led Zeppelin Performance by the Uptown Music Collective

Respect:

A Tribute to the Women of R&B

June 19th – 7:30 PM  

Performance held at the Community Arts Center, in Williamsport, PA.

The Uptown Music Collective returns to the Community Arts Center stage to present Respect: A Tribute to the Women of R&B for ONE NIGHT ONLY on Saturday, June 19th. This exciting tribute from the area’s premier school of music will feature talented young musicians between the ages of 12 and 18 paying tribute to some of the most quintessential female R&B artists including Chaka Kahn, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, and more with all of the energy and passion that UMC students are known for.

Official Press Shot for respect

Official press Shot for Respect: A Tribute to the Women of R&B

A conversation with the 2021 SPG1 Senior class

Respect: A Tribute to the Women of R&B will be the last UMC show for this year’s senior class.  In this video below, the seniors share stories of their time at the Uptown Music Collective.

Thank You to our Following Performance Sponsors:
We would not be able to do this without you!

Hudock Capital Group LLC

Chartwell Hotels

Lycoming College

Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Woodlands Bank

Thank You to our Following Performance Sponsors:
We would not be able to do this without you!

Hudock Capital Group LLC

Lycoming College

Chartwell Hotels

Woodlands Bank

Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Tickets on sale!!!

In-Person Tickets

• $20 in Advance

• $25 at the Door