Drexel University Percussion Ensemble: 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Welcome to the Drexel University Percussion Ensemble Blog!

Greetings everyone ... and welcome to the Drexel University Percussion Ensemble Blog!

Here's our first video, recorded outdoors, in front of the Mandell Theater/MacAlister Hall, 33rd & Chestnut Sts., Phila, PA, June 2010, performing the tune "Jingo" by Santana, with guest soloists, Lynn Riley on Saxophone (director of the Drexel Univ. Fusion Ensemble) and Joe Napoli on Guitar (director of the Drexel Univ. Rock Ensemble & Guitar Ensemble).
Enjoy!

More to come ...

About Us

The Drexel University Percussion Ensemble
brings together the ethnic with the orchestral, the ancient with the modern, in both percussion instruments and applications. Students will learn to play traditional ethnic hand percussion instruments such as tabla and dumbek, along with orchestral mallet percussion instruments including the marimba and vibraphone. The ensemble also incorporates the use modern percussion technology (including iPhone Apps and drum machines), as well as everyday household items & utilities, such as all-purpose buckets, brooms, trash cans, etc. The ensemble will work with the Concert Band when pieces call for an enlarged percussion section, in addition to compositions and productions of its own. Website: Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design/Music Ensembles.
Contact the Director,
Mark Beecher: meb26@drexel.edu or call ... (215) 895-4915

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Welcome to the Drexel University Percussion Ensemble Blog!