UCF Percussion Ensemble

UCF Percussion Ensemble

Thad Anderson, director

Third Construction by John Cage

wood sorrel (world premiere) by Kris Zaballero

Musica Boema from Mvt. 1, Cantabile (world premiere) by Zdeněk Lukáš, arr. Moore

featuring Dean Jeffrey Moore, Scottish snare drum

Portal by Andy Akiho

 

Intermission

Sympatico Percussion Group

Gregory Beyer, Scott Herring, Joe Krygier, Johnny Mendoza, & Susan Powell

Program to be selected from:

Mako by Susan Powell

Fios e Linhas by Gregory Beyer

Bullfrog/Rattler from Red River by Russell Hartenberger

Lagom by Susan Powell

Evocation…gentle rain falling by Mark Dugan

Monkey Mind by Joseph Krygier

Jabbernathy by Susan Powell

 

About the Artists

The UCF Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Thad Anderson, offers students well-rounded experiences in all facets of ensemble playing. The ensemble presents audiences with varied programs that feature significant works for idioms such as chamber, mallet, large, historic, and world ensembles. The group frequently works with composers to commission and premiere new works for percussion ensemble. Some of these recent projects have included collaborations with Marc Mellits, Tiffany Connell, Jonathan Kolm, John Psathas, Bill Ryan, D.J. Sparr, Paul Lansky, David Bennet Thomas, Charles Griffin, James Norman, and Zack Browning. The debut UCF Percussion album, Patterns, was released in 2014 and features new quartets for two marimbas and two vibraphones. The ensemble presented the New Literature for Percussion Ensemble session at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in 2014 (Indianapolis, IN) and a concert of new music for clarinet and percussion ensemble at the 2017 International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest (Orlando, FL).

Sympatico Percussion Group creates programs with entertainment and intrigue, virtuosity and poignancy, and appealing melodies and vibrant rhythms from around the world. Their diverse and eclectic repertoire includes rudimental drumming, ragtime xylophone, pop transcriptions and wonderfully uncategorized original compositions that embrace global streams of contemporary musical styles. Enthusiastic audiences exclaim that Sympatico concerts are “beyond imagination…absolutely engaging!”.

“Simpatico” is defined as “compatible; having shared attributes or interests,” and the Sympatico Percussion Group exhibits a true connection of musical backgrounds, aesthetics, and vision. Composed of five like-minded individuals, Sympatico’s collective experience spans multiple decades as performers, composers, educators, and collaborators in the arts.

The group members draw from their many years of performing throughout North America and abroad with chamber ensembles, orchestras, military bands, and as soloists, in addition to considerable cumulative pedagogical experience holding college professorships.

Originating in 2008, Sympatico has performed for community, university and festival concert series as well as at several Percussive Arts Society events throughout the U.S. At the forefront is the ensemble’s commitment to education exhibited by their collective collegiate teaching experience which exceeds seventy-five years including appointments at The Ohio State University (Powell, Krygier), University of South Carolina (Herring), University of Northern Illinois (Beyer), and McMurry University (Mendoza).

 

Personnel

UCF Percussion Ensemble

Zane Adams

Matthew Brandt

Macayle Carlile

Rhys Carmenatty-Jones

Sam Flores

Simon Giacalone

Emily Hayberg

Emmaline Kealoha

Gal-Lee Maron

Sky Pearson

Logan Ruch

Caleb Schmaus

Grace Singh

Jacob Timothy Suarez

Nathaniel Woodall

Bella Worsham

William Wright