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VTP Past Programs

April 10, 2022
with Otu Kojo, guest soloist


rogram:
Make a Joyful Noise by Ivan Trevino
Del Palenque by Pedro A. Sarmiento R
Suite for Marimba and Percussion Quartet, Mvt. III by Emmanuel Sejourne (George Austria, soloist)
Technicolor by Madeon, arr. Jack Scheibe

VT West African Drumming and Dance Ensemble
Otu Kojo, guest Director and Soloist

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Cydemba
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March 2, 2022
Creativity and Innovation: Living Learning Center
Performance Hall
with New River Moving Arts
​Choreography by Rachel Rugh

​Program:
Marimba Spiritual by Minoru Miki (Annie Stevens, soloist)
Meditation for Metal Pipes by Emma O'Halloran
Kid A by Radiohead (arr. Stevens)
An Index of Possibility by Robert Honstein


November 9, 2021


Program:
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Omnes Trio by Andrea Venet
The Spruce by Jean Sibelius, arr. Daimo, performed by Jay Smith, marimba
Madeira River by Philip Glass, arr. Peter Martin and Third Coast Percussion
Anthem by Ivan Trevino, performed by Peyton Gentry
Marimba Quartet, mvt. II by Daniel Levitan
Halo by Joe Moore III
The Sunken Cathedral by Claude Debussy, arr. by Jacob Kight
The Feeling of Coming Home by Victor LaBozzetta​
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April 20, 2021


Program:
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Opening Remarks by Jeffrey Dennis Smith
Nagoya Marimbas by Steve Reich
Trance by Ivan Trevino
Halo by Joe W. Moore, III.
Helter Skelter arr. Eric Lyon
Escape by Drew Worden
Gravity by Marc Mellits
Living Room Music by John Cage
ImPULSE by Austin Franklin
Glow Dance by Shruthi Rajasekar
Eight Two-Part Inventions for Percussion Duo, Movement 2 by Daniel Levitan

​Sizzle by Nathan Daughtrey
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November 8, 2019
Directed by Guest Lecturer: Brant Blackard


Program:

Away without Leave by Bob Becker
Postludes #6 & #8 by Elliot Cole
Pop Psyche by Caleb Pickering
Marimba Quartet (world premiere) by Brant Blackard
Percussion Music by Michael Colgrass
Akoya by Brant Blackard (Blackard, drumset soloist)
Le Tambeau de Couperin by Ravel, arr. Hollo
Big Country by Bela Fleck, arr. Olin Johannessen

May 4, 2019
Magic Time: 
Virginia Tech Percussion with Escape Ten,
Russell Hartenberger, guest composer

Program:

​Schnabel by Rob Sanderl
(Jesse Hughes, solo field drum)
Fra-fra Song arr. Valerie Naranjo
(Matt Shay, marimba soloist)
World We Knew by Laura Moniuszko
(Laura Moniuszko, soloist)
Period of Expectancy by Moose Davis
(world premiere by Five in a Box Percussion)

with Escape Ten:
Double Concerto by Emmanuel Sejourne
Meteor by Stephen Ridley
Magic Time by Russell Hartenberger
(world premiere)

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April 6, 2019
VTP with Joe Tompkins, Professor of Percussion at Rutgers University

Program:

Omphalo Centric Lecture by Nigel Westlake
Ritual Music by David Skidmore
Willow by Michael Burritt (Steven Arnold, marimba soloist)
Jose/ beFORe John 5 by Aurél Hollo
Third Construction by John Cage
Blue Burn by Joseph Tompkins
To Varese by Tompkins 
Table for Seven by Tompkins
​(Joe Tomkins, soloist)
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November 10, 2018
A Night of Percussion Featuring:
Otu Kojo, Andrea Venet, and Annie Stevens
Program


Ogoun Badagris by Christopher Rouse
Theatric No. 10 by Casey Cangelosi
Music for Prague by Karel Husa, Interlude
Peaux from Pleiades by Iannis Xenakis

VT West African Drumming Ensemble, Otu Kojo director and soloist

Double Concerto by Emmanuel Sejourne, arr. Andrea Venet for percussion ensemble
featuring Escape Ten
Clear Midnight by Michael Burritt
Appalachian Morning by Paul Halley, arr. Omar Carmenates
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Spring 2018
Marimbas Everywhere!
Hannah Weaver, guest artist and conductor
​The Cube at the Moss Arts Center


Program:

Mallet Quartet by Steve Reich
Marimbas Everywhere by Eric Lyon
(world premiere)
Vignettes by Brian Nozny
(world premiere)
of Melody and Pulse by Alejandro Viñao
​(Hannah Weaver, marimba)
Tin Play by Per Andreasson
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Life is ____ by Jason Treuting
Catfish by Mark Applebaum​
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November 4, 2017
Virginia Tech Fall Concert
Lyric Theatre
Program
Trio in a Rudimental Style by Joe Tompkins
Pulse by Lou Harrison
Stubernic by Mark Ford
Bolero by Moszkowski, arr. Cahn
Fractalia by Owen Clayton Condon
Escape: A Triangle Sextet by Drew Worden
Extremes by Jason Treuting
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VTP Wins National Competition!

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 The Virginia Tech Percussion Ensemble was awarded first place in the 2017 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) University Chamber Music Competition! Members included the junior class of Virginia Tech Percussion (VTP- Steven Arnold, Jesse Hughes, Laura Moniuszko, Joshua Morrison, and Denver Nuckolls). They competed against undergraduate and graduate student ensembles from 13 universities across the country. Their performance consisted of Condon's Fractalia and Treuting's Extremes.

March 25, 2017
PAS Virginia Day of Percussion
Hosted by Virginia Tech


Program
An Index of Possibility by Robert Honstein

Gate to Heaven by David Gillingham
Matthew Coley, marimba soloist
​PAS Day of Percussion Guest Artist


​Volume of a Cube by Drew Worden
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February 28, 2017
Resonance on the Walls, II

Cube, The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech
Annie Stevens' Faculty Recital featuring VTP


Program
Performed by Annie Stevens:
Kin (2016) by Daniel Wohl (solo percussion + electronics)
One Study by John Psathas (solo marimba + electronics)
Temazcal by Javier Alvarez (solo maracas + electronics)


Performed by VTP:
An Index of Possibility by Robert Honstein
(with accompanying film by VT Cinema Students and Faculty)
Volume of A Cube by Drew Worden (World Premiere)
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October 29, 2016
Haymarket Theatre, Virginia Tech


Program
Sizzle by Nathan Daughtrey
Fandango 13 by Michael Burritt
Toccata by Carlos Chavez
A Ceiling Full of Stars by Blake Tyson
Catching Shadows by Ivan Trevino
Sculpture in Wood by Rudiger Pawassar
Ku-Ka-Ilimoku by Christopher Rouse
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April 9, 2016
VTP with guest, Michael Burritt
Professor of Percussion, The Eastman School of Music

The Doomsday Machine by Michael Burritt
Whispers by David Skidmore
Fandango 13 by Michael Burritt
Ionisation by Edgar Varese
Home Trilogy by Michael Burritt
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January 30, 2016
McCormick Marimba Festival
University of South Florida
Virginia Tech Percussion Ensemble Program:

Double Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone and Percussion Ensemble (with Escape Ten duo)
by Emmanuel Sejourne, arr. Andrea Venet
Sweetheart Medley featuring Heather Thorn, xylophone
Shared Spaces by Ivan Trevino
Fra-Fra Song arr. Valerie Naranjo
Ute Sundance arr. Valerie Naranjo
Marimba Quartet (2016) by Eric Lyon (World Premiere)

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November 18, 2015
Virginia Tech Percussion Ensemble with guest artist,
Valerie Naranjo,
percussionist with the SNL Band and Lion King on Broadway
Old Dominion Ballroom
with the VT Jazz Ensembles

Program:
Drumtalker by Russell Hartenberger
Rotation 1 by Eric Sammut, arr. Andrea Venet
Nagoya Marimbas by Steve Reich
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with and arranged by Valerie Naranjo:
Ute Sundance
Fra-Fra Song
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April 18, 2015
Virginia Tech Percussion Ensemble with guest artist, 
Dr. Scott Herring
The Fife Theater at the Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech
featuring the Woodson High School Percussion Ensemble, directed by Doug Wallace

Program:
Drums of Winter by John Luther Adams
Ritual Music by David Skidmore
Carbon Paper and Nitrogen Ink by Adam Silverman (marimba soloist with percussion ensemble)
Tiger Dance by Jeffrey Dennis Smith

Adam Silverman's Carbon Paper and Nitrogen Ink featuring guest artist, Dr. Scott Herring, and the Virginia Tech Percussion Ensemble. Conducted by Annie Stevens, clip from mvt. 1.


December 4, 2014
"Resonance on the Walls"
The Cube at the Moss Arts Center
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Program:

The Song of Queztecoatl by Lou Harrison
Omphalo Centric Lecture by Nigel Westlake (2 marimba version)
Table's Clear by Paul Lansky (computer music excerpt)

Threads by Paul Lansky (Performed with 11 members of the ensemble, rotating parts throughout)
1. Prelude
2. Recitative
3. Chorus
4. Aria II
5. Recitative II
6. Chorus II
7. Aria III
8. Recitative III
9. Chorus III
10. Choral Prelude

October 17, 2014
Henderson Lawn, Virginia Tech
VTP Presents: Ragtime!

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Outside on the Henderson Lawn Stage, across from the Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg, Virginia

Program:

Log Cabin Blues by George Hamilton Green, arr. Bob Becker
Cliff Crawford, xylophone

Dill Pickles by Charles Johnson, arr. Bob Becker
Mike Laux, xylophone

Alabama Moon by G. H. Green, arr. William Cahn
Brett Carlston, xylophone

Rainbow Ripples by G.H. Green, arr. Bob Becker
Ryan Whitcomb, xylophone

Fluffy Ruffles by G.H. Green, arr. by William Cahn
J.D. Grizzle, xylophone

Hole in the Wall by Red Norvo, arr. Joey Ballard
Joey Ballard, xylophone

Ragtime Rabin by G.H. Green, arr. Bob Becker
Chris Hochella, xylophone

Jolly Caballero by Pietro Frosini, arr. William Cahn
James Keeter, xylophone

Additional VTP members:
Samantha Hall
Nathalie Unico
Wonjae Kim



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