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Experience ‘Percussion on the Greens’

For Release Upon Receipt - March 14, 2016

St. Augustine


The UWI Percussion Ensemble, one of the Department of Creative and Festival Arts’ (DCFA) most unique rhythmic ensembles once again presents Percussion on the Greens, a concert that will be held in collaboration with The UWI’s Guitar and African Drumming ensembles this year. The performances will take place on ‘The Greens’ at the DCFA on Gordon Street, St. Augustine from 3:30pm next Saturday, March 19.

The event is being held picnic-style and patrons are invited to walk with their blankets to experience the plethora of interesting combinations of traditional and ethnic percussion instruments, all orchestrated to challenge one’s imagination of different percussive timbres. The combination of instruments range from tuned percussion (concert bells, xylophone, vibraphone, marimbas, chimes and timpani), to battery percussion (drums, and auxiliary percussion). One can expect a variety of musical genres that feature rhythmic and melodic percussion pieces specifically composed for percussion ensembles.

Admission is reasonably priced at $60 for adults and $20 for children. Refreshments will be on sale at the venue. For further information contact the DCFA at 663-2141, 645-1955 or email dcfa@sta.uwi.edu.

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