THE
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
Florida State University Percussion Ensemble
John Will Parks IV, Music Director
Justin Ball, Post Doctoral Scholar
Darci Wright, Miranda Hughes, Austin Pelella, and Kylan Bigby, Graduate Coaches
Michael Sammons, Special Guest Artist
Will Vasquez, Marimba
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00 p.m. | Opperman Music Hall
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
Recording Notice: This performance may be recorded. Please note that members of the audience may at times be included in this process. By attending this performance you consent to have your image or likeness appear in any live or recorded video or other transmission or reproduction made in conjunction to the performance.
Florida State University provides accommodations for persons with disabilities. Please notify the College of Music at (850) 644-3424 at least five working days prior to a musical event to request accommodation for disability or alternative program format.
White Feather (2018)
John Psathas (b. 1966)
Perpetual Motion (2024) Christopher Bradford …Marches, Trains, and Light (b. 1996)
Michael Sammons, Snare Drum
— Premiere Performance —
Kyoto (2011)
Outdreaming the Genie from Djinn (2009)
John Psathas
John Psathas arr. Omar Carmenates (2015)
Will Vasquez, Marimba
Percussion Ensemble Personnel
J.J. Baker, Kylan Bigby, Caleb Blakeslee, Ethan Brink, Jordan Brown, Chance Douglas, Jake Fenoff, Ian Guarraia, Waylon Hansel, Miranda Hughes, Drew Jungslager, Jackson Kowalczyk, Caitlin Magennis, Cole Martin, Will McCoy, Owen Montgomery, Gabby Overholt, Austin Pelella, Aiden Pippin, Mackenzie Selimi, Kenneth Sharkey, Sami Smith, Tim Thomas, Ethan Turner, Will Vasquez, Jessica Weinberg, Darci Wright