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Evans named East Central Collegians d: Chas Evans is a recent addi–

Ding performer. .H first place award Mississippi Mu! Association Guitar and finished runn 2000 Pine B Symposium. He has also pe member of the GuitarQuartet and on the grouf "Soundscapes," wb lished through Cen1 In 2006, Evans : tet performed vario from their "SoundS4 at Carnegie Hall i City. Evans has also as a guest jud

this .com– munity with his love of tn u s ic , " s a i d Evans." I hope to pass along the spark that he lit in me to furure gen– erations of as piring musicians."

Mississippi Music stores in Meridian and Hattiesburg, serv– ing from Sept. 1998 to August 2003. During this time, he also taught guitar classes at Southwest Mississippi Community College in Summit, from August 2002 to May 2003. He served as guitar and music theory instructor at Holmes Community College in Goodman, from January 2003 to December 2006. He mostly recently served as guitar instructor for SelahMusic Instruction in Aowood from April 2012 to May 2013. In addition to his teaching career, Evans is an award-win-

tion to the music faculty at East Central Community College in Decatur, announced ECCC President Dr. Billy Stewart. Evans will serve as guitar/music instructor and director of the Collegians - the College's rock 'n' roll group. The ECCC alumnus is a for– mer member of the popular group, led for 31 years by Thomas W. Carson who recently lost his battle to cancer. Evans said he hopes to con– tinue the tradition of "music excellence" as established by Carson during hls distinguished career as EC's Director of Bands. "Mr. Carson lit up the lives m

Chas Evans

Evans, a Chunky native, brings several years of teaching experience to his new position. He began his teaching career as a guitar instructor at

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