MSUM’s Poco Fuego Steeldrum Quintet to Perform
The School of Performing Art’s popular community outreach steelband quintet, Poco Fuego, will be performing this evening at Ellen Hopkins Elementary School from 6-7pm.
MSUM Percussionists Study with World Renown Gamelan Instructor
The MSUM Percussion Studio, directed by Dr. Kenyon Williams, recently completed their annual fall retreat at Buffalo River State Park along with a special guest artist, Joko Sutrisno. Mr. Sutrisno, one of the foremost Indonesian gamelan instructors in the United States, worked for two days with the students in beautiful weather on the state park campgrounds as the students learned […]
MSUM percussionists perform with 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning composer, John Luther Adams
This past weekend, 11 percussionists from the MSUM Percussion Studio traveled with Dr. Kenyon Williams to Duluth, Minn., to perform “Inuksuit,” an epic outdoor work composed by Alaskan composer John Luther Adams. While in Duluth, they attended a concert featuring works by Adams as well as a world-premier composition written for the occasion. After the recital, the students received the […]
MSUM Percussion Ensemble to perform in Duluth
The MSUM Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dr. Kenyon Williams, will travel this weekend to Duluth, Minn., to perform John Luther Adams’ epic outdoor work “Inuksuit” at the Congdon Estate along the shores of Lake Superior on Saturday at noon. There, they will be joined by over 60 percussionists from across greater Minnesota as they present a mass performance of the […]
Percussion Ensemble and Flute Studio to perform outdoor musical event
The MSUM Percussion Ensemble and Flute Studio will present a unique sonic landscape at MSUM on Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. Directed by Dr. Kenyon Williams, “Inuksuit,” a 75-minute epic work by Alaskan composer John Luther Adams, will be performed on the MSUM Mall as an outdoor musical event unlike anything you’ve ever experienced! Come walk among the 16 […]