Percussion Ensemble performs Dec. 9

The Percussion Ensemble will perform Dec. 9 at Kimball Recital Hall. The photo above is from a 2020 Percussion Ensemble performance.
The Percussion Ensemble will perform Dec. 9 at Kimball Recital Hall. The photo above is from a 2020 Percussion Ensemble performance.

Percussion Ensemble performs Dec. 9

calendar icon07 Dec 2021    

Lincoln, Neb.--The Glenn Korff School of Music’s Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Dave Hall, will perform on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.

The concert is free and open to the public. It will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

The award-winning UNL Percussion Ensemble will present a diverse set of works for chamber and large percussion ensemble including “vv” by Juri Seo, “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: ambedo” by Annika Socolofsky, “breaking in torrent” by Delanie Molnar, “Gravity” by Marc Mellits and “White Feather” by John Psathas.  

The concert will also feature the world premiere of Glenn Korff School of Music graduate composition student John Cope's aggressive and exciting percussion orchestra work “Hillslope Evolution.” Cope is working on his Master’s in Music Composition and is a graduate teaching assistant in music composition. He received his Bachelor’s in Music Composition with an emphasis in percussion, as well as a business degree, from Texas Christian University.

The Percussion Ensemble has twice won the Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition and performed a showcase concert at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC).