NMU Percussion Ensemble Concert
The NMU Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Professor James A. Strain, will present its annual fall semester concert on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., in Reynolds Recital Hall. The concert will be performed on standard percussion instruments such as drums, cymbals, gongs, marimbas, xylophones, bells, vibraphones, chimes and timpani. The music will include a variety of musical styles, such as Hip-Hop, World Beat, and classical transcriptions of music from Tchaikovsky’s suite from The Nutcracker and Symphony No. 4, Khachaturian’s Sabre Dance, and William Byrds’ Ave Verum Corpus. There is no admission charge, and the concert will also be live-streamed by the NMU School of Music, Theater, and Dance Broadcasting Network (subscription required), which can be found at https://smtdbroadcasting.nmu.edu.