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Upcoming Events at the Brooks Center

Rockapella

September 4th, 2008 at 8:00 pm - The undisputed kings of contemporary pop a cappella, the sound of this five-man powerhouse is an inf Learn More...

Gleb Ivanov, pianist

September 11th, 2008 at 8:00 pm - Twenty-five year old Russian pianist Gleb Ivanov is “eerily like the ghost of Horowitz…His talent is Learn More...

Music in the Air VI

September 14th, 2008 at 5:00 pm - Bells and more will ring from the tower of Tillman Hall as university carillonneur Linda Dzuris pres Learn More...

Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway

September 16th, 2008 at 8:00 pm - 100 Years of Broadway is a revue featuring five of Broadway’s finest singers accompanied by an all-s Learn More...

The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley

September 26th, 2008 at 7:00 pm - Ten year old Stanley Lambchop makes it cool to be flat! Although an unfortunate encounter with a bu Learn More...

Performing Arts Department To Host
Day of Percussion

Clemson University’s Department of Performing Arts will host the 2007 South Carolina Day of Percussion at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 14.

MarimbaThe all-day event (10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) will feature workshops, clinics and product demonstrations by some of today’s best percussion practitioners. Scott Herring, percussion professor at the University of South Carolina, Everette Beale, retired timpanist of the Boston Pops Orchestra and Michael Spiro, an internationally recognized Latin percussionist are among this year’s presenters.

“Day of Percussion is open to both professional and amateur percussionists alike as well as drumming enthusiasts,” said Paul Buyer, Clemson’s director of percussion. “Percussionists of all skill levels are invited to participates.”

What’s more, performances by the Clemson University Steel Band, the Clemson University Percussion Ensemble and the Ridge View High School Percussion Ensemble are planned as part of the day’s events.



Day of Percussion is sponsored by the South Carolina Percussive Arts Society, Clemson University, Innovative Percussion, Pearl/Adams, Grover, Sabian, Latin Percussion, Evans and Vic Firth.

Admission is $5 for Percussive Arts Society members and $10 for non-members. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. For additional information, contact the Clemson University band office at (864) 656-3380 or e-mail Paul Buyer at pbuyer@clemson.edu.