The Iowa State University Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dr. Jonathan Sharp, is an integral part of the curriculum. The ISU chamber percussion experience is essential to the percussionists’ training and allows students to experience repertoire from the contemporary genres to world music and improvisation. Selections range from chamber works for three or four performers to works using large forces and many instruments.
The Iowa State University Percussion Ensemble maintains a very active performance schedule, presenting 4-6 performances each season on and off campus. The group regularly presents concert tours throughout Iowa and the Midwest, performs showcase concerts at the annual Iowa Percussive Arts Society Days of Percussion, and performs at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). In 2018, the ISU Percussion Ensemble placed fourth in PASIC’s International University Chamber Ensemble Competition.
Sample Repertoire
Fandango 13, Michael Burritt
Metavita, Casey Cangelosi
Postludes, Elliot Cole
Chasing Infinity, Nathan Daughtrey
The Palace of Nine Perfections, Eric Ewazen
DisArchitecture, Dave Hall
Jose beFORe JOHN 5, Aurel Hollo
In The End..., Gene Koshinski
Clapping Music Variations, Glenn Kotche
Hohner, David Maslanka
Sculpture 3, Rudiger Pawassar
Dreadnought, Caleb Pickering
Bonham, Christopher Rouse
Sun, Baljinder Sekhon
Ritual Music, David Skidmore
Torched and Wrecked, David Skidmore
Extremes, Jason Treuting
Catching Shadows, Ivan Trevino
Shared Space, Ivan Trevino
Kalabash, Nigel Westlake
Trio Per Uno, Nebosja Zivkovic
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