Department of Music to
present Percussion Ensemble

April 6, 2005--The Department of Music at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro will present the ASU Percussion Ensemble concert Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive.

The Percussion Ensemble is directed by associate professor Craig Collison. The musical selections for the evening include: “Ogoun Badagris” by Christopher Rouse, “Geometrics” by Jonathan Bendrick, and “Dancing,” movements one through four by David Kechley. The “Suite for Solo Drum Set and Percussion Ensemble” is by Dave Mancini, Ben White, drum set solo.

Personnel for the Percussion Ensemble concert include: Alexander Anderson, Maria Calamita, Katey Cravens, Cheyenne Shepard, Matt Boston, and Ben White, all of Jonesboro; Janet Haner of Trumann, Richard Penn of Benton, and Chris Knight of Sherwood.

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

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