Valentine Concert Proceeds

UA Music Ensembles Perform at Local Middle Schools

By UA News Services
October 30, 2003

CrossTalk, the University of Arizona's electronic percussion ensemble, performs a free concert for middle school students at Townsend Middle School. The Monday, Nov. 3 concert is the first in a month-long series of four music events presented by UA School of Music ensembles.

CrossTalk is the only performance group of its kind in the world. The nine-member group does not play traditional percussion ensemble literature electronically. Instead, the ensemble utilizes DrumKATs, MalletKATs, TrapKATs, Zendrums, HandSonic and DTX electronic percussion systems to create and perform new works and offer unique musical opportunities and experiences to its members and their audience.

The new music series, which is funded by the Glassman Foundation, continues on Mondays with concerts on Nov. 10 at Magee Middle School, featuring vocal jazz ensembles Everyman Jack and Jill and Vocalease. A wind quintet featuring a graduate student ensemble performs at Magee Middle School on Nov.17. The final concert in the series, on Nov. 24, features a chamber orchestra performing Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf," at Doolen Middle School.

The Glassman Foundation helps children in Southern Arizona gain new experiences in the arts, recreation and education. Created in 2002 by young entrepreneur Rodney Glassman, the Glassman Foundation is committed to being a catalyst for community giving, organizational collaboration and social entrepreneurship. The Glassman Foundation is dedicated to raising resources for non-profit organizations that provide services to youth and labors to promote positive community involvement in Southern Arizona youth through support of organizations committed to improving the quality of life for children.