20250422_Percussion Ensemble

THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents

Florida State University Percussion Ensemble John Will Parks IV, Music Director Darci Wright, Miranda Hughes, Austin Pelella and Kylan Bigby, Graduate Coaches With Special Guests

Marcía Porter, Soprano Justin Ball, Marimba/Vibraphone Quin Nardone, Piano Mikayla Krieder, Piano

Tuesday April 22, 2025 7:30 p.m. | Opperman Music Hall

To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All… Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.

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PROGRAM From My Little Island (1988)

Robert Aldridge (b. 1954) arr. John W. Parks IV & Justin Alexander (2011)

Song to the Moon from Rusalka (1900)

Antonín Dvorák arr. Nathan Daughtrey (2009) Marcía Porter, soprano

Above from Seaborne (2017)

Garth Neustadter (b. 1986) Kjell van Sice, filmmaker Quin Nardone and Mikayla Krieder, piano

Udacrep Akubrad (2001)

Avner Dorman (b. 1975) arr. Wave Quartet

Koolish Zein (2019) 1. Her Alchemy 2. London Busking 2149 3. Trimetrical Hub

John Psathas (b. 1966)

Justin Ball, marimba/vibraphone

Percussion Ensemble Personnel J.J. Baker, Kylan Bigby, Caleb Blakeslee, Ethan Brink, Jordan Brown, Chance Douglas Jake Fenoff, Ian Guarraia, Waylon Hansel, Miranda Hughes, Drew Jungslager Jackson Kowalczyk, Caitlin Magennis, Cole Martin, Will McCoy, Owen Montgomery Gabby Overholt, Austin Pelella, Aiden Pippin, Mackenzie Selimi, Kenneth Sharkey, Sami Smith Tim Thomas, Ethan Turner, Will Vasquez, Jessica Weinberg, and Darci Wright

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