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Tiger Steel And Pan Jouvet Concert, Fall 2016, Tiger Steel, Pan Jouvet, Ryan C. Lewis

Student Concert Performances, Programs, and Posters

This is the video of the fall 2016 performance of the Ouachita Baptist University Steel Bands, inlcuding Tiger Steel and Pan Jouvet, directed by Ryan Lewis. Tiger Steel, the Advanced Steel Drum Ensemble, specializes in the performance of calypso and soca music from the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago—the birthplace of steel drums—but also performs a wide variety of styles from jazz, pop, and rock to classical, funk, and Latin. Pan Jouvet, the Beginning Steel Drum Ensemble, is open to all OBU students—no audition or musical experience is necessary. Pan Jouvet members learn basic pan playing techniques and study …

Ouachita To Host Wind And Percussion Concerto Competition Dec. 9, Mattie Alexander, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host its 11^th annual W. Francis and Mary McBeth Ouachita Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition on Friday, Dec. 9. The event is sponsored by Mrs. Mary McBeth in honor of her husband, W. Francis McBeth, who was Arkansas’ composer laureate and a long-time Ouachita faculty member. The competition will be held from 3-5 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus.

Usu Percussion Ensembles Concert, Usu Percussion Ensemble, Caine Percussion Ensemble, Emily Ashcroft, Ty Whitesides

All Music Department Programs

The USU Percussion Ensembles perform a concert with Emily Ashcroft and Ty Whitesides as conductors.

Caine Chamber Ensembles, Caine Chamber Ensembles, Caine String Quartet, Caine Woodwind Quintet, Caine Saxophone Quartet, Caine Brass Quintet, Caine Percussion Ensemble, Rebeccca Mcfaul, Anne Francis Bayless, Bonnie Schroeder, Jon Gudmundson, Max Matzen, Jason Nicholson

All Music Department Programs

The USU Caine Chamber Ensembles preform a concert featuring the Caine String Quartet, Caine Woodwind Quintet, Caine Saxophone Quartet, Caine Brass Quintet, and Caine Percussion Ensemble.

Ouachita Baptist University To Host Obu Percussion Ensemble In Concert Nov. 21, Stephanie Bell, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist University will host the OBU Percussion Ensemble in concert on Monday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center, located on Ouachita’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

War Of The Worlds: Music And Cosmological Battles In The Balinese Cremation Procession, Michael B. Bakan

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

Abstract

This article explores processional action as a form of cosmological intervention in Hindu-Balinese cremation processions, focusing on the multiple and intersecting functions of a particular type of Balinese instrumental music ensemble: the gamelan beleganjur. It explores the alternately “enlivening and protective aspects” (DeVale 1990, 62) that underlie the use of beleganjur music in the ngaben, or cremation ritual, showing how beleganjur’s sonic power and rhythmic drive serve to combat malevolent spirit beings, strengthen and inspire processional participants in their efforts to meet challenging ritual obligations, and grant courage to the souls of deceased individuals embarking on their …

Marshall University Music Department Presents The Marshall University Percussion Ensemble, Steven Hall

Steven Hall

No abstract provided.

Marshall University Music Department Presents The Marshall University Percussion Ensemble, Steven Hall

Steven Hall

No abstract provided.

Tiger Steel Concert, Spring 2016, Tiger Steel, Ryan C. Lewis

Student Concert Performances, Programs, and Posters

This is the program for the Spring 2016 Steel Band concert directed by Dr. Ryan Lewis and featuring Tiger Steel, the OBU steal drum ensemble, which specializes in the performance of calypso and soca music from the Caribbean nations of Trinidad and Tobago—the birthplace of steel drums—but also performs a wide variety of styles from jazz, pop, and rock to classical, funk, and Latin.

Original Chamber Percussion Works For Silent Or Silenced Film In Live Performance, James William Doyle Iii

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Percussion and film have shared a parallel and overlapping history since the dawn of the silent film era in the late nineteenth century. However, musical scores written specifically for percussionists with silent or silenced film for the sake of concert performance has a newer, more contemporary and artistic repertoire that will undoubtedly proliferate with the continued development of percussion performance and available technology. This document is in three parts. The first part provides context with an introduction, a brief history of film, and early film accompaniment. The second part pertains to the Australian composer, Nigel Westlake and his work, The …

Junior Recital - Jonathon Kurecki, Jonathon Kurecki

All Music Department Programs

This recital is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music in Music Performance.

A Latin American Journey: A Percussion Ensemble Concert Featuring Guest Artist Dr. Julie Hill, Spring 2016, The Percussion Ensemble, Ryan C. Lewis, Julie Hill

Student Concert Performances, Programs, and Posters

This is the program for the Spring 2016 Percussion Ensemble concert directed by Dr. Ryan Lewis and featuring guest artist Dr. Julie Hill.