Percussion Ensemble to perform on Nov. 13

            The Department of Music at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro will present the ASU Percussion Ensemble in concert Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fowler Center Riceland Hall.

The Percussion Ensemble is under the direction of Craig Collison. Musical selections for this concert will include Sonatina by Fischer Tull; an Afro-Cuban drumming piece entitled Osain written by Michael Spiro; Some Uptown Hip Hop by Arthur Lipner which features a calypso-steel drum; the contemporary Hook for Percussion Quartet by Graham Fitkin; and Mas Fuerte by Stephen Rush.

Members of the Percussion Ensemble are: Alex Anderson of Marion, Tina Gragg, Brian Hill, and Ben White, all of Jonesboro; Janet Haner of Trumann, Perry Harper of Paragould, Russell Niemyer of Prescott, Ben Pruett of Bono, Carl Roberts of Forrest City, Tony Story of Brookland, Tommie Ware of West Memphis. 

            The concert is free and open to the public. For more information please call the Department of Music at (870) 972-2094.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please call the ASU Department of Music at (870) 972-2094.