Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble & Taiko Drum Ensemble

07:00 pm

CFA Crowell Concert Hall (CFA B) Crowell Concert Hall

Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble & Taiko Drumming Ensemble Wesleyan's Taiko Drumming Ensemble , directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Barbara Merjan performs the thunderous and thrilling rhythms of Japanesekumi daiko drumming. Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble , directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Jin Hi Kim , plays new arrangement of samulnori repertoire, performed on two-headed drums ( janggu ), barrel drums (buk), hand gong ( kwenggari ), and a suspended gong (jing ). The ensemble plays a variety of mesmerizing janggu rhythmic patterns, and also create new pieces, discovering the sounds that are possible through imaginative explorations on their instruments.

Sponsor: Kim, Jin Hi

South Indian Music

07:00 pm

CFA World Music Hall (CFA C) World Music Hall

Students of Adjunct Associate Professor of Music B. Balasubrahmaniyan and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music David Nelson perform music from the Karnataktradition of South India.

Sponsor: Balasubrahmaniyan, B.

Chinese Music Concert

07:00 pm

CFA World Music Hall (CFA C) World Music Hall

Sponsor: Lu, Chia-Yu Joy