UW Percussion Ensemble & UW Steel Band: 2023 Percussion Bash

Traditional — Selected works (arrangements of calypso, salsa, reggae, soca, & other dance styles)
Chari Glogovac-Smith — They Named Her Hurricane (world premiere)
Melissa Wang — Your Turn: A Family Game (world premiere)
Ryan Baker — 41 Marimba (world premiere)
Jenny Beck — By the time we look for it
Joe W. Moore III — Crescent
Arun Chandra — Crocker (for percussion and tape; presented by the graduate percussion trio)

The UW Steel Drum Band performs arrangements of calypso, salsa, reggae, soca, and other dance styles.

The UW Percussion Ensemble performs brand new music for percussion written by UW student composers and ensemble members. The group presents the world premiere performances of They Named Her Hurricane by DXARTS PhD student Chari Glogovac-Smith; Your Turn: A Family Game by UW MM percussion student/composition student Melissa Wang; and 41 Marimba by UW BM composition/percussion student Ryan Baker. Alongside these new works, the ensemble explores pieces with some element of performer-determination: Jenny Beck's By The Time We Look for It, Joe Moore III's Crescent, and finally, Arun Chandra's Crocker for percussion and tape, presented by the graduate percussion trio. 

About UW Percussion Ensemble

The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble is comprised of graduate and undergraduate percussionists, and it is open to music majors, music minors, and other members of the UW community. This group performs a wide range of music, encompassing world premieres, group improvisation, and historic works for percussion ensemble. The UWPE has performed at the Northwest Percussion Festival, and at outreach events in the Seattle area, such as an interactive performance for Tent City 3 residents, on the Wayward Series, and at the 2017 NUMUS Northwest Festival.

https://music.washington.edu/ensembles/percussion-ensemble

About UW Steelband

The UW steelband was founded by Ray Holman, who served as Visiting Artist at the UW School of Music from 1998 to 2000. It is directed by Ethnomusicology professor Shannon Dudley, who has played with numerous steelbands in Trinidad and performs in Seattle with Dingolay. The UW steelband's repertoire emphasizes Caribbean dance styles, including calypso, soca, and salsa

https://music.washington.edu/ensembles/uw-steelband