Join the MSUM Concert Choir and Percussion Ensemble as they present a special joint concert performance TONIGHT (Thursday) in Hansen Theatre at 7:30 p.m.! The concert will feature such works as the Pulitzer Prize-winning composition “Little Match Girl Passion” by David Lang and the Nissim Prize-winning work “Concerto for Marimba and Choir,” featuring Dr. Kenyon Williams on marimba. Admission is […]
The MSUM Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Daniel Mahraun, and the MSUM Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dr. Kenyon Williams, will combine to present a unique concert event at MSUM this Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Hansen Auditorium. “Music for Voice and Percussion” will feature a wide variety of musical styles and idioms, including the World Premier of a new […]
MSUM’s Steel Drum Band, “Fuego Tropical,” directed by Dr. Kenyon Williams, will perform this weekend with the Fargo Moorhead Symphony as a part of their “Holiday Pops” concert series! These annual concerts are a sure-fire way to get yourself in the holiday mood, and are often performed to sold-out audiences. Performances will take place at the Fargo Theatre on Friday […]
MSUM’s World Music and Percussion Ensemble, “Fuego Tropical,” will present it’s fall concert “From Ghana to Trinidad” Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Weld Hall. The concert will feature drumming, dancing, and singing from Ghana as well as hot steel drum music of the Caribbean (with a few Christmas favorites mixed in)! Guest artists include Dr. Monte Grise, Dr. […]
Dr. Kenyon Williams’, Music, solo CD project, “Homage,” received a positive review in this month’s issue of “Percussive Notes,” the official journal of the Percussive Arts Society. In the review, Dr. Williams’ playing is described as “expressive without being overly sentimental” and the CD as a whole is “beautifully recorded” by fellow MSUM faculty member Professor Ryan Jackson. In addition, […]