DelawareScene: Graduate Percussion Group, Graduate Ensemble-in-Residence @ University of Delaware, Loudis Recital Hall

Graduate Percussion Group, Graduate Ensemble-in-Residence

The University of Delaware Graduate Percussion Group is composed of members Jacob Fullinwider, Nathan Jackman, Kyle Skinner, and Carl Tafoya. The goal of the Graduate Percussion Group is to perform works from the classical, contemporary, and world percussion genres to give any audience something they are bound to enjoy, as well as an an opportunity to experience something new. This program is no different, including pieces that incorporate standard and non-standard instrumentation, exploring the many sounds that are unique to our percussion repertoire.

“Traditions 1. - THE WINNING NUMBER, beFORe John 7” is the centerpiece of this concert, containing the program’s most non-traditional instruments and set up. The piece is performed around a “coach”, built by one of the group's own members, Carl Tafoya, which contains every instrument that is used in the work. The instruments found on the coach are a mixture of non-western drums and gongs as well as found objects such as beer kegs, bicycle wheels, and cooking pans. The collection of instruments put to the interlocking music of John 7 creates a unique yet energizing experience for the audience and players alike.

Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music.

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