PRESS RELEASE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
Contact: Dr. Blake Tyson, (501) 450-5263; btyson@uca.edu
February 25, 2015
PERCUSSIONISTS HEADED FOR UCA ON MARCH 7
By Hanna Lowery
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office
CONWAY — Percussionists from around Arkansas will be on the University of Central Arkansas campus Saturday, March 7, for UCA’s annual Percussion Festival.
Guests of all ages and skill level are invited to attend this free educational event. Door prizes will be given away throughout the day. Registration begins at 11 a.m., followed by the festival at 12 p.m., then the Grand Finale Concert at 5:30 p.m. All events will be in the Snow Fine Arts Center on the UCA campus.
Scott Johnson, Escape X, Brandon Alanis, and Blake Tyson are this year’s clinicians. Lakeside High School Percussion Ensemble from Hot Springs and the Beggs High School Percussion Ensemble from Beggs, Okla., both of which are directed by UCA alumni, will perform. The Grand Finale Concert will include performances by the UCA Percussion Ensemble and the guest artists.
Dr. Blake Tyson, one of the clinicians as well as associate professor of percussion at UCA, said he was intrigued by the diversity of those who take part in the festival.
“One of the things I love about the festival is that it brings together many generations of percussionists,” he said. “Young students who are just starting out experience performances by talented college students; college students meet successful educators and performers in their field; and everyone is inspired by the amazing guest artists.”
For more information, contact Tyson at btyson@uca.edu or visit blaketyson.com/percussionfestival/
The UCA College of Fine Arts and Communication includes the Departments of Art, Communication, Mass Communication and Theatre, Music and Writing. The college’s primary mission is the preparation of the next generation of artists, educators and communicators. For more information about CFAC, visit www.uca.edu/cfacor call (501) 450-3293.
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