News

Drum Enchanted Evening concert is April 4

Vincennes University Logo

March 23, 2018

VINCENNES, Ind. - “Drum Enchanted Evening,” a concert featuring the Vincennes University Percussion Ensemble, will take place April 4, 7:30 p.m. (EDT), at VU’s Red Skelton Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and the public is invited to attend.  Doors will open at 7:00 p.m.  

Presented by the VU Department of Music, the concert will also feature special guest performances by local high school students Hannah Coffman and Collin Fausnaugh from South Knox High School, and Killeen Reidy from Lawrenceville (Illinois) High School.

The VU Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Susie Jackson, consists of eight percussionists playing a variety of traditional and innovative percussion instruments.  The group will perform various musical styles including jazz/fusion, classical, and the more contemporary novelty tunes performed in the style of STOMP (which involves the use of unique or unusual objects as percussion instruments combined with visual performance).

###

LINK to VU Online Newsroom, click HERE