Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present OBU’s Percussion Ensemble in concert March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The ensemble will be under the direction of Dr. Ryan Lewis, OBU assistant professor of music, with a special guest appearance by Dr. Scott Herring, associate professor of percussion at the University of South Carolina. This event is open to the public and free of charge.
"Those in attendance will experience a soundscape and range of musical tone colors unlike those they have likely heard in previous concert settings,” Lewis said. “Percussionists are called upon to perform a literally infinite number of instruments, some of which are found in the standard orchestra, but many are uncommon specialty instruments, such as the flex-a-tone, vibratone, Chinese opera gong, cooking pans, slide whistle, automobile brake drums, bamboo wind chimes, splash cymbal, bird whistles and even gargled water—all of which will make an appearance throughout the concert.”
The concert will feature a Japanese taiko drumming piece, a fanfare for six tambourines, a multiple percussion duet performed by Herring and Lewis and a “schizophrenic work that seeks to find itself,” Lewis said. The concert will conclude with Michael Burritt’s “Shadow Chasers” for a marimba soloist and percussion quartet based on an idea from C.S. Lewis and featuring Herring on marimba.
“The OBU Percussion Ensemble is made up of students who perform a wide variety of music composed expressly for percussion instruments, which includes pieces for trios and quartets up to works for large forces of percussionists and instruments," Lewis said.
The Percussion Ensemble includes: Trey Gosser, a freshman instrumental music education major from North Little Rock, Ark.; Paul Hill, a sophomore instrumental music education major from San Marcos, Texas; Mike Kizzar, a senior biology major from Danville, Calif.; Josh Lee, a junior instrumental music education major from Hot Springs, Ark.; Alex Lomax, a freshman chemistry major from Little Rock, Ark.; Dave Nedbalek, a freshman business administration major from Tyler, Texas; Grant Walker, a freshman music major from Sugar Land, Texas; and Zach Zucha, a freshman business administration major from Sachse, Texas.
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Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present OBU’s Percussion Ensemble in concert March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The ensemble will be under the direction of Dr. Ryan Lewis, OBU assistant professor of music, with a special guest appearance by Dr. Scott Herring, associate professor of percussion at the University of South Carolina. This event is open to the public and free of charge.
"Those in attendance will experience a soundscape and range of musical tone colors unlike those they have likely heard in previous concert settings,” Lewis said. “Percussionists are called upon to perform a literally infinite number of instruments, some of which are found in the standard orchestra, but many are uncommon specialty instruments, such as the flex-a-tone, vibratone, Chinese opera gong, cooking pans, slide whistle, automobile brake drums, bamboo wind chimes, splash cymbal, bird whistles and even gargled water—all of which will make an appearance throughout the concert.”
The concert will feature a Japanese taiko drumming piece, a fanfare for six tambourines, a multiple percussion duet performed by Herring and Lewis and a “schizophrenic work that seeks to find itself,” Lewis said. The concert will conclude with Michael Burritt’s “Shadow Chasers” for a marimba soloist and percussion quartet based on an idea from C.S. Lewis and featuring Herring on marimba.
“The OBU Percussion Ensemble is made up of students who perform a wide variety of music composed expressly for percussion instruments, which includes pieces for trios and quartets up to works for large forces of percussionists and instruments," Lewis said.
The Percussion Ensemble includes: Trey Gosser, a freshman instrumental music education major from North Little Rock, Ark.; Paul Hill, a sophomore instrumental music education major from San Marcos, Texas; Mike Kizzar, a senior biology major from Danville, Calif.; Josh Lee, a junior instrumental music education major from Hot Springs, Ark.; Alex Lomax, a freshman chemistry major from Little Rock, Ark.; Dave Nedbalek, a freshman business administration major from Tyler, Texas; Grant Walker, a freshman music major from Sugar Land, Texas; and Zach Zucha, a freshman business administration major from Sachse, Texas.
