Dr. Kenyon Williams will present a Faculty Percussion Recital in Glasrud Auditorium, Weld Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature two world premiere works commissioned by Williams: “Duo for Saxophone and Percussion” by local saxophonist/composer Russell Peterson and Cincinnati, OH based composer Carrie Magin’s “Capriccio for Violin and Marimba,” which will be performed with Ben […]
Two Afro-Brazilian samba drumming workshops are set for Friday, Sept. 7, from 7 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the MSUM Regional Science Center (Buffalo River State Park). The workshops are sponsored by MSUM’s Music Department and feature Tim and Pat O’Keefe, co-directors of Minneapolis Brazilian percussion band Batucada do Norte. The […]
MSUM’s World Music and Percussion Ensemble, “Fuego Tropical,” will present their annual school performances this Thursday and Friday on campuses across the FM area. Directed by Kenyon Williams, their critically acclaimed 45-minute educational presentation/performance is shared each year with over 1,500 area school children. Entitled “World Music Celebrations,” this year’s presentation will feature music and dances from Trinidad, Brazil, Ghana, […]
Kenyon Williams, Music, will present a faculty percussion recital Sunday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. in MSUM’s Gaede Theatre. Entitled “The Music of Our Times,” the recital will include two world premier commissioned works written expressly for Dr. Williams by composers James Campbell and Cort Lippe. Williams will also be joined by fellow Music Department faculty member and professor of composition, […]
The MSUM Percussion Quartet, directed by Kenyon Williams, Music, will perform at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at the Fargo Moorhead Percussion Festival at West Fargo High School, hosted by Chris Mahan. After their performance, Williams will present a hands-on clinic entitled “Samba! A New Kind of Swing.” The Festival will feature a full day of performances and clinics by […]