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Around the Crusader World - April 15 |
Crusaders featured in this article:
Dr. Omar Carmenates - Percussion Caption Head
/Arranger - Assistant Professor of Percussion at Furman
Brian Nozny - current percussion instructor
Dr. Thad Anderson - Crusader alumnus - former instructor
On April 16th, as part of a campus-wide celebration of scholarly activity entitled Furman Engaged!, an augmented version of the Furman Percussion Ensemble will perform Inuksuit by John Luther Adams. The work, scored for 9-99 percussionists, was co-commissioned by Furman University and premiered in Banff, Alberta, Canada in June of 2009 and is hosted and organized by Dr. Omar Carmenates.
Adams writes, Inuksuit is inspired by the stone sentinels constructed over centuries by the Inuit in the windswept expanses of the Arctic. The word Inuksuit translates literally: to act in the capacity of the human...it is a concert-length work for percussion in which the performers are widely dispersed and move throughout a large, open area. The listeners, too, may move around freely and discover their own individual listening points. This work is intended to expand our awareness of the never-ending music of the world in which we live, transforming seemingly empty space into a more fully experienced place.
The United States premiere performance will take place at Furman University and will be performed by Furman students and faculty playing alongside special guests such as renowned solo percussionist Steven Schick, the Denkyem Percussion Group, Dr. Thad Anderson (University of Central Florida), Dr. Andrew Bliss (University of Tennessee-Martin), Brad Meyer, Brian Nozny (Dickinson State University), students and faculty from the neighboring North Greenville University and Fine Arts Center, and other local area percussionists.
The performance will take place at 1pm on April 16th, will be centered around the Furman Amphitheatre, and will cover most of the northern end of Furman Lake. Admission is free and open to the public, so come and witness this extraordinary event!
This performance has received a lot of buzz including a recent mention in the "New Yorker". (Link)
The New Yorker also did a mini-documentary on the piece which can be seen here:
To round out the day, percussionist extraordinaire Steven Schick will perform Luther Adams' massive solo percussion work The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies at 7pm in Harper Hall in the Daniel Music Building.
Visit www.furmanpercussion.com and go to the "Events" section to read more, get directions to campus, get a campus map, and more!! |
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