Salisbury Percussion Festival Continues Through Apr. 11

SALISBURY, MD---The Salisbury University Department of Music hosts the 2015 Salisbury Percussion Festival: SPF 15 Thursday-Saturday, April 9-11, in Holloway Hall Auditorium.

The SU Percussion and World Drum ensemble, directed by Eric Shuster and Ted Nichols, respectively, inaugurates the event with its annual spring concert 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9.

The Umbilicus Percussion Quartet continues the series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 10. Founded by University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) faculty member Tom Goldstein and three UMBC alumni – Michelle Purdy, Will Redman and Rob Wolk — in 2012, the ensemble is devoted to new and experimental music, much of it comprised by its members.

Senior music majors Josh Kahn, Meghan Rollyson and Burt Tabet conclude the festival with a joint percussion recital at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11.

Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call 410-543-6385 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.