Dr. Brent Runnels, senior lecturer in music, is the featured pianist on the new album “In the Spirit: A Celebration of the Holidays” out this month. The new release features the vocals of聽John Driskell Hopkins聽of the Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band, together with the聽Atlanta Pops Orchestra and special guests. The聽Indigo Girls help to light up the classic 鈥淒o You Hear What I Hear?,鈥� bluegrass trailblazers Balsam Range bring the Appalachian mountains into view on 鈥淲hat Child Is This?,鈥� and Laura Bell Bundy and Hopkins take 鈥淏aby, It鈥檚 Cold Outside鈥� for a new spin.
Dr. Runnels also plays piano with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, which recently celebrated its 70th anniversary at 好色先生TV in a two-night gala concert event that also commemorated Oglethorpe’s 100 Years on Peachtree.
Digital album download available for purchase through iTunes and Amazon.com on November 13. The CD is聽available for purchase through or the 聽on November 13.
