USU Presents Touch of Holidays Percussion Concert
The Utah State University Percussion Ensemble and the Caine Percussion Ensemble present a concert with a touch of the holidays Monday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in USU’s Kent Concert Hall in the Chase Fine Arts Center.
Admission is $5, and all USU students are admitted free with ID. Families are welcome.
The performance will include “Past Midnight,” a work for large percussion ensembles by Thomas Gauger of the Boston Symphony. In addition to marimbas, vibraphones, glockenspiel, xylophone, chimes, timpani and drums of various kinds, Gauger has written a part for hand bells to open the work.
“Wonderful variety is always the case with the percussion ensemble, and this concert will indeed provide something for everyone,” said Dennis Griffin, USU percussion professor.
Featured USU student soloist for the evening is Katherine Peckham, who will perform “Ragtime Robin,” a ragtime solo on the xylophone, accompanied by the Caine percussion ensemble. Also on tap is James Campbell’s “Batik,” which sonically represents the art of Batik, a tie-dying practice used in Indonesia. Works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Dvorak are on the program. The Dvorak “Carnival Overture” for orchestra becomes a showcase for the mallet percussion choir. “Head Talk” by Mark Ford is also featured on the program.
The concert will close with at least one number relating to the holiday season.
Contact: Dennis Griffin, (435) 797-3008
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