UTC Music Dept presents “Catch the Groove”
UTC Percussion Ensemble directed by Dr. Monte Coulter
Monday, April 13, 2009, 7:30 PM
Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center
Press Release date: 3/24/09
On Monday, April 13, 2009 at 7:30 PM the UTC Music Department presents the annual “Catch the Groove” concert by the UTC Percussion Enesmble at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center (corner of Palmetto and Vine St.) The concert is open to the general public and free of charge.
The UTC Percussion Ensemble is one of the most popular musical groups on campus. The students play a multitude of types of percussion instruments from all over the world in music that often was written for other groups of instruments and has been rearranged for percussion, as well as music that is written specifically for percussion. Dr. Monte Coulter, the group’s director, says “The ‘Catch the Groove’ percussion concert will feature some of the most difficult and exciting music for percussion ensemble that I know of. Instruments will range from the African bull-roarers and afuches to anvils, tin cans, and whips.”
Joining the Percussion Ensemble on this concert will be the Chattanooga Boys Choir Cantabile Choir, directed by Vincent Oaks. The Cantabile Choir is made of Boy Choir alumni whose voices have changed but who continue to sing.
Works to be performed include David Gillingham’s “Stained Glass” – a piece inspired by the beauty and color of stained glass, Lynn Glasscock’s “Dragoon” – a bombastic piece for the full ensemble, Ford’s “Stubernic” – a piece for three players at one Marimba, Burritt’s “Doomsday Machine” – named after an episode of Star Trek!, Green’s “Fluffy Ruffles” – a piece for solo xylophone with a quartet of percussion accompanists, and for a closer, Udow’s “African Welcome Piece” – based on traditional Ghanian dance rhythms and song styles this piece employs the Choir and six African bull roarers.
The UTC Percussion Ensemble is directed by Dr. Monte Coulter. For further information contact the UTC Music Department at 423-425-4601 or visit our website at http://utc.edu/music.
