KSU Percussion Ensemble, led by director John Lawless, performs the final concert of the School of Music\u27s 2015-16 season featuring an exciting program of repertoire for various groupings of percussion instruments and players. This performance will include many selections by living composers, traditional rhythmic works, and an original composition by a current KSU student composer, Eric Louis Ramos.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1063/thumbnail.jp

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Kennesaw State UniversitySchool of MusicpresentsPercussionEnsemble"Spring Concert"John Lawless,DirectorprogramMonday, May 2, 2016 at 8 p.m.Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance CenterMorgan HallOne Hundred and Thirty-seventh Concert of the2015-16 Concert SeasonJOHN WESLEY DANKWA (Traditional)Kete Abofo/Ohene De Hene                                             LYNN GLASSOCK (b. 1946)Factions                                                                                  ERIC LOUIS RAMOS (b. 1995)WhispersCaty Mae LoomisMichael BerryTYRONE JACKSON (b. 1971) andJOHN LAWLESS (b. 1959)Crystal                                                                                    JOHN PSATHAS (b.1966)Kyoto                                                                                      Lindsay RohskopfJosh BoulandJoe DonohueEric RamosMichael OllmanELLIOT COLE (b. 1984)Postludes No. 5 Mary Madison JonesCaty Mae LoomisJoe DonohueCooper SewellJACOB REMINGTON (b.1986) Prelude to Paradise                               program notesKete Abofo/Ohene De Hene  |  John Wesley DankwaIn 2013, we had the wonderful good fortune of John Wesley Dankwa, master drummer from Ghana, spending spring semester working with the KSU Percussion Ensemble. He arrived with a custom set of Kete drums made for our ensemble. These are the red and black drums that will be played on the first piece this evening. Here is what John Wesley had to say about Kete:“This music is commonly found in the royal courts of traditional Akan communities. In particular, the Ashanti perform this musical type in the courts of every chief whose status entitles him to be carried in a palanquin. Occasions on which this music would be heard include state durbars, funerals, and traditional festivals of the Akan.”Factions  |  Lynn GlassockThis is not the first time that Factions has been performed here, but it IS the first time by non-music majors. The KSU Percussion Ensemble has grown from 2 players in 1998, to 22 that will be playing the concert this evening. The 10 performers for Factions are: computer science, accounting, business, and English majors just to name a few. Whispers  |  Eric Louis RamosEric composed this work at the request of Caty Mae Loomis and Michael Berry this semester. It is a wonderfully expressive duo written for two marimbas and one vibraphone that showcases the talents of both of these gifted performers. Whispers represents the third composition that Eric has written for the KSU Percussion Ensemble. Crystal  |  Tyrone Jackson and John LawlessThis is unlike any work ever played by our percussion ensemble. All 22 players will surround the audience playing either crystal glasses, or Austrian crystal bowls. The chords represented are both fully diminished, and were shown to me by my dear friend Tyrone Jackson. I will explain how this piece came about from the stage prior to its premier.Kyoto  |  John PsathasA constant rhythmic semiquaver pulse sustains momentum through varying time signatures, with brief moments of silence giving way to shifts in harmonic content. Two contrasting ideas alternate throughout—the rhythmically driven melodic lines, and arpeggios heard in the vibraphone—before coming together at the climax of the work.The title refers to a 1976 improvisation by pianist Keith Jarrett which was recorded in Kyoto. Acknowledging the influence of this recording, the composer writes:“This improvisation of Jarrett’s is, more than anything, the piece that woke the composer in me, and set me on this journey of creating my own music for others.”Postludes No. 5  |  Elliot ColePostludes, is a book of eight pieces for a familiar instrument played in a new way. Four players with EIGHT double-bass bows play interlocking lines on a single vibraphone. The interplay of bows and hands tapping, muting and touching harmonics, weaves an intimate and intricate counterpoint that is as beautiful to watch as it is to hear: fragile, tender and haunting.- Elliot ColePrelude to Paradise  |  Jacob RemingtonPrelude to Paradise was written to reflect my personal view of the chaotic events surrounding the end of days as they are depicted in the Book of Revelations. I’ve always found the vivid imagery in this story to be quite shocking and powerful, and I’ve strived to replicate those feelings through music. Although the piece is not intended to chronicle the story, some important events and details of the book can be heard musically. - Jacob RemingtonWalter AikenJosh ArrantsMichael BerryJosh BoulandKatie CravenJoe DonohueMark FucitaMitch GillisLane HunterMary Madison JonesCaty Mae LoomisBenjamin MorganMalcolm MuhammedMichael OllmanBrooks PayneEric Louis RamosLindsay RohskopfSelena SanchezCooper SewellZach SigmonFoster SimmonsClay WildermanKENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLEJohn Lawless, DirectorpersonnelSenior Lecturer of Percussion StudiesJohn Lawless, Senior Lecturer, joined the music faculty of Kennesaw State University in 1998 and became the Director of Percussion Studies in 2004. Principal Timpanist of the Atlanta Opera orchestra since 1979, John held the same position with the Chattanooga Symphony for 21 years. Since 1978, Mr. Lawless has performed, toured and recorded with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra while maintaining a thriving freelance career as a studio and pit percussionist.A founding member of the Atlanta Percussion Trio, Mr. Lawless performs hundreds of school concerts a year for thousands of children throughout the Southeastern United States. Along with Scott Douglas and Karen Hunt, the trio has been a performing group for 32 years, bringing educational programs to children of all ages.As a soloist, Mr. Lawless played several concertos with the Chattanooga Symphony, including: The Olympian for 8 Timpani and Orchestra as well as The Messenger for Multiple Percussion and Orchestra, both written by James Oliverio. In 2009, Mr. Lawless performed Joseph Schwantner's Concerto for Percussion with the Cobb Symphony Orchestra. In 2014, he performed the Southeastern premier of Christopher Theofinidis' Marimba Concerto with the KSU Wind Ensemble for the Festival of New Music.A graduate of Georgia State University, Mr. Lawless' teachers include Tom Float, Jack Bell, Cloyd Duff, Paul Yancich, Bill Wilder and Mark Yancich. 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