The “Varying Degrees Percussion Trio,” made-up of MSUM’s own Dr. Kenyon Williams and Tom Christianson along with Andrew P. Clemenson, will perform this Sunday in Gaede Theatre at 3 p.m. before beginning a tour across Minnesota and North Dakota. Their fun-filled concert will include everything from steel drums to ragtime xylophone, frying pans to tom-toms, and even a piece for […]
Dr. Kenyon Williams, Professor of Music at MSUM, recently returned from two weeks abroad in Trinidad as a part of his spring sabbatical. While in Trinidad, he performed in an historic ensemble, the 2013 Birdsong Steel Orchestra as a part of the island’s annual Panorama competition. Panorama, known by steelpan lovers as the “Superbowl” of pan, is an island-wide competition […]
The Varying Degrees Percussion Trio (Kenyon Williams, Music, along with area percussionists Tom Christianson and Andy Clemenson), kick off a mini-tour of Minnesota and North Dakota on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. on the Gaede Stage.
Join the MSUM Percussion Ensemble as they perform three “good-time” xylophone ragtime arrangements during a noon “Brown Bag” concert in the Great White Hallway in front of the Art Gallery of the Dille Center for the Arts on Thursday, Dec. 6. The 12 p.m. concert will feature Freshman xylophone soloists “The Amazin’” Austin Orth, Brady “Bazinga” Odegaard, and Dominic “The […]
Dr. Kenyon Williams, Music, had an article published this past month in Percussive Notes, the official journal of the Percussive Arts Society. The article, entitled “How to Hire a Guest Artist: The Do’s, Don’ts, and Things you Need to Know” details practical tips Williams has learned over the years on how best to locate, hire, and book a guest artist […]