The MSUM Percussion Studio, directed by Dr. Kenyon Williams, will host a traditional Javanese slametan/gamelan naming ceremony Friday, Nov. 5 at noon in the MSUM Center for the Arts Art Gallery. The beautiful new collection of Javanese percussion and string instruments, known collectively as a gamelan, will be on display Wednesday through Friday in the art gallery. They will be given an […]
The MSUM Percussion Studio is proud to host guest Guinean Master Drummer Fode Bangoura and Minneapolis-based African dance instructor Whitney McClusky for a workshop series this coming week. Workshops are open to all ages and the general public, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays nights from 7-10 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre. Admission is FREE for MSUM students/staff; $5 for all others per session. Click headline for more information.
An African Drum and Dance Workshop, with guest artists Fode Bangoura, master Guinean drummer/dancer and Whitney McClusky, Duniya Drum and Dance Studio, and featuring the Minnesota State University Moorhead Percussion Studio, will be held Saturday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts. Click headline for details and more information about the guest artists.
Famed jazz/funk/fusion drumset artist Mike Clark will present a drumset clinic and open-format discussion at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 in MSUM’s Fox Recital Hall. Click live link to read more.