{"id":6915,"date":"2018-03-05T16:32:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T21:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/news\/?p=6915"},"modified":"2018-07-17T09:58:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T13:58:25","slug":"world-music-experience-featured-in-monday-concert-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2018\/03\/05\/world-music-experience-featured-in-monday-concert-series\/","title":{"rendered":"World music experience featured in Monday Concert Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cUsing percussion instruments to tell stories is our favorite thing to do,\u201d said Josh Ryan in an email interview. \u201cOur group also seeks to break down the cultural, political and artistic barriers between people.\u201d<\/p>\n

This passion for music can be experienced at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, at the Elizabethtown College Leffler Chapel and Performance Center when the College\u2019s Department of Fine and Performing Arts Monday Concert Series presents the Africa\u2192West Percussion Trio.<\/p>\n

A group made of three performers, Jamie Ryan, Ryan Korb and Josh Ryan, Africa\u2192West Percussion Trio introduces students to the magic of African and Afro-Cuban music. To them, the goal is for students to enjoy and learn about a music style with which they might not be familiar.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s really important if we are going to have a vibrant liberal arts community that the arts are present, because the arts are one way of encountering the world.\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201c[We] hope everyone enjoys the music on a purely aesthetic level,\u201d Josh Ryan said. \u201cHowever, we [are] also very eager to share the complexities and intricacies of Afro-Centric music and show how they can be combined and, indeed, found in music that is all around us in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts hosts the Monday Concert Series to allow students to be able to experience a wide variety of types and styles of music. Kevin Shorner-Johnson, associate professor of music education, assisted in booking the group for the concert.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are outstanding artists; I want to bring great music to the campus. [They] explore Afro-Caribbean and West-Africa genres,\u201d Shorner-Johnson said. \u201cI think there is great value in bringing those genres to campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Africa\u2192West Percussion Trio is not the only group to perform in the concert series this semester. Faculty pianists Justin Badgerow and Debra Ronning performed earlier in the semester, and Trio Caprice, a group whose performances center on the Opus 70 (Ghost) trio by Beethoven, will perform Monday, April 16.<\/p>\n

Music students attend for class requirements, and because of how engaging the performances tend to be. Senior music major Justin Pechulis has been to several of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Monday Concert Series is a great way for students, of any major, to experience a variety of different musical performances,\u201d Pechulis said. \u201cThese options show students the variety of music for different types of ensembles, bringing them right to the stage of Leffler.\u201d \u201cWe are very excited to perform at Elizabethtown College,\u201d Josh Ryan said. \u201cSharing our
\nmusic with young musicians, prospective teachers and the community, at large, is ideal.\u00a0Colleges and universities provide the ideal setting for a musical exchange of ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The trio fits in perfectly with the purpose of the Monday Concert Series, bringing culture to E-town via the arts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt enriches culture on our campus for all students and all majors,\u201d Shorner-Johnson said. \u201cIt\u2019s really important if we are going to have a vibrant liberal arts community that the arts are present, because the arts are one way of encountering the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Monday Concert Series performances are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Amy Reynolds at reynoldsa@etown.edu or 717-361-1212.<\/p>\n

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Christian A.L. Villarosa Bio<\/strong>
\nChristian A.L. Villarosa is a mass communications major and creative writing minor at Elizabethtown College. He is a triple jumper for the Elizabethtown College track and field team. His other hobbies include photography and creative writing.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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