USU Percussion Ensemble Takes Show on the Road

Utah State University’s Percussion Ensemble will bring its show to the campuses of both USU Eastern and USU Uintah Basin this month.

The ensemble will perform in Price, Roosevelt and Vernal. Admission is free and open to the public.

The Vernal performance begins at 7 p.m. March 30 at Vernal Middle School.

The Roosevelt performance is provided at Union High School during a daytime assembly also March 30.

The Price performance is at 7:30 p.m. March 29 at the Price Civic Auditorium and is co-sponsored by Price City Culture Connection.

The performances are under the direction of Jason Nicholson, USU assistant professor and director of the percussion program in the Department of Music at the Logan campus. Five Caine College of the Arts music department students will perform and include Emily Ashcroft, Bryan Carpenter, Doug Deakin, Dan Fields and Betsy Nelson.

Following the evening performances in both Price and Vernal, there will be a reception giving community members a chance to meet the performers and enjoy light refreshments.

Contact: Bob Peterson, (435) 722-1775, bob.peterson@usu.edu.

Writer: Paige Pagnucco, (435)797-1429, paige.pagnucco@usu.edu