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Bouland, Josh

Donahue, Joe

Jones, Mary Madison

Lawless, John

Loomis, Caty Mae

Ollman, Michael

Ramos, Eric

Sanchez, Selena

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programMonday, December 7, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center, Morgan HallSixtieth Concert of the 2015-16 Concert SeasonKSU Percussion EnsembleJohn Lawless, directorEDGARD VARÈSE (1883-1965)IonizationERIC RAMOS / JOHN LAWLESS (b. 1995/1959)1.0CHRISTOPHER ROUSE (b. 1949)Ku-Ka-IlimokuOWEN CLAYTON CONDON (b. 1978)Fractalia Josh Bouland, Joe Donohue, Selena Sanchez, Michael OllmanDUSTIN SHULZE (b. 1983)Shades of GlassNEBOJŠA ZIVKOVIC (b. 1962)Pezzo Da Concerto No. 1Michael Ollman, snare drumDAVE HALL (b. 1983)Pyroclastic Steam                                              MITCH GILLIS (b. 1996)Spiralsprogram notesIonization  |  Edgard VarèseComposed by Edgard Varèse, Ionization was one of the first works intended for the concert hall for percussion ensemble alone. Frank Zappa often claimed that this piece inspired him to pursue a career in music, and was actually the first album that he ever purchased.1.0  |  Eric Ramos / John LawlessNear the end of Spring semester of this year, Ivan approached me about a second collaboration between our percussion ensemble and the KSU Dance Company. (The first was “Touchdown” 2013). I thought that this was a wonderful idea, and we both started making notes. 2015 marks the tenth year of the KSU Dance Company, so Ivan wanted a showpiece that would represent the incredible growth that his company has had in just a few short years. As I worked through ideas for this new work, I thought that it might be interesting to offer one of my composition majors within the studio, Eric Ramos, an opportunity to help with it’s creation. Ivan, having seen a percussion ensemble rehearsal playing one of Eric’s works, did not hesitate in his “yes.” The result is 1.0, and the World Premier took place on November 11, 2015.Ku-Ka-Ilimoku  |  Christopher RouseIn Hawaiian mythology, K is perhaps the most fundamental and important of gods, occupying a place similar to that of Zeus in Greek mythology or Odin in Norse legend. Ku is manifested in several forms: as Ku-Ka-Ilimoku, he represents the god of war. Thus, this work for percussion ensemble is best viewed as a savage, propulsive war dance. Ku-Ka-Ilimoku was commissioned by the Syracuse Symphony Percussion Ensemble, was completed on August 5, 1978, and lasts approximately five minutes.- Christopher RouseChoreographyMusic CostumesMarionettesDancersPercussionIvan PulinkalaEric Ramos, John LawlessElana RaoWilliam VanMeterKhylil Chestnut, Sarah Gunter, Payton Horton,Sam Ingram, Christina Massad, Zaleigh Richardson, Simone Stevens, Claire Weed, Julia Weiss,Jalesa WrightJoe Donohue, Mary Madision Jones, Caty Mae Loomis, Eric Ramos, Selena SanchezFractalia  |  Owen Clayton CondonOwen Clayton Condon composed Fractalia while still a playing member in Third Coast Percussion. This work is a celebration of fractus, geometric shapes whose parts are each a reduced-size copy of the whole. (Derived from the Latin fructus, meaning: “broken”)The fractured melodies within Fractalia are created by passing a repeated figure through four players in different registers of the marimba.- Vic Firth websiteShades of Glass  |  Dustin ShulzeThis piece was initially inspired by the music of Phillip Glass. I sought to create an elaborate piece for a large percussion ensemble that utilizes repetitive, overlapping rhythms that, when put together as a whole, create a hypnotic sense of euphoria. There are many different “shades” to this work, including some that walk along the edge of “absurdity.” The hope is for the listener to feel entranced, while at the same time not really knowing the possibilities that lay ahead. This ensemble is meant to portray a layered musical landscape that is representative of a surreal, dreamlike state.- Dustin SchulzePezzo Da Concerto  |  Nebojša ZivkovicThis unaccompanied solo by Nebojša Zivkovic has become a benchmark in snare drum repertoire. Michael Ollman played this for a student performance last semester, and I asked him at that time if he would consider playing it for you tonight. The answer was obviously "yes," and the drum that he will be performing on is a Clevelander "heavy" drum. (It is made from solid bell bronze weighing in at 56 pounds!)Pyroclastic Steam  |  Dave HallThis work was inspired by a 2012 trip to teach percussion at Kamehameha schools in Honolulu, Hawaii. The beauty of the islands along with their seemingly improbable and precarious location in the middle of the Pacific sparked my interest in the volcanic origin of the islands, and in volcanoes in general. In three sections, the music depicts the violent process of the islands’ formation from molten lava to rock. This ensemble represents the different physical states of matter, moving from liquid to gas to solid.- Dave HallSpirals  |  Mitch GillisThere is so much "volume" involved in a percussion ensemble concert, I wanted to leave you with something quiet and beautiful. I asked Mitch Gillis to create something on the wooden instruments on stage that the entire ensemble could play. The result is Spirals, and it lasts only two minutes, but it is beautiful and exactly what I had in mind for our concerts’ finale. Thank you for being here with us this evening.- John LawlessJohn Lawless, directorMichael BerryJosh BoulandJoe DonohueMitch GillisLane HunterMary Madison JonesCaty Mae LoomisBenjamin MorganMalcolm MuhammadMichael OllmanBrooks PayneEric RamosLindsay RohskopfSelena SanchezCooper SewellFoster SimmonsClay Wildermanpercussion personnelbiographiesEric Ramos was born in 1995 in Michigan, but his family moved to Kennesaw, Georgia, when he was 4. Growing up in Kennesaw, he felt Kennesaw State’s influence on the area and decided to attend KSU to study music composition his senior year of high school. Eric always had an interest in film music, and his dreams came to reality when he composed a piece for the Student Composition Recital this past spring that was coordinated with a projected video. Due to this performance, Eric was contacted to write the music for Kennesaw State’s first commercial which he completed over the summer.Mitch Gillis is fascinated with experimentation and strives to explore new concepts with all of his compositions. Born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1996, he moved to Marietta, Georgia, in 2008. He studies music composition at Kennesaw State University and plays percussion in KSU’s Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and Percussion Ensemble. Mitch draws inspiration from a wide variety of musicians, visual artists and scientific phenomena.Chair and Professor, KSU Department of DanceIvan Pulinkala, choreographer, is the Chairman of the Department of Dance at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Originally from New Delhi, India, Pulinkala received his doctorate in Higher Education administration from the University of Alabama, his Master of Fine Arts in Dance from Mills College, and his Bachelor of Commerce from Hindu College- Delhi University. He began his professional training and choreographic career in India, where he served as the artistic director of his own company from 1994-1998. Pulinkala served as the choreographer-in-residence for Delhi Music Theatre for five years, and was named among the 25 Indian artists of the Millennium by the India Today magazine in their December 1999 issue. Pulinkala’s recent written scholarship includes the publication of his book Piper of the Soul, as well as articles in Research in Dance Education and Theatre Topics. Pulinkala travels nationally and internationally choreographing and teaching dance. He is the recipient of several awards and grants including the 2011 KSU Foundation Award, the 2010 Cobb Symphony Orchestra Award for Artistic Excellence, the 2010-12 Kennesaw State University Clendenin Graduate Fellowship, and the 2005 Murray State University Board of Regents Teaching Award. Recent choreographic commissions include works for Atlanta Ballet’s Wabi Sabi, The Israel Ballet, FRESCO Dance Company and Kennesaw State University.Senior 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. Previous faculty appointments include those at Georgia State University, Clark Atlanta University and West Georgia State University.DirectorStephen W. 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