Acclaimed marimba soloist, educator performs April 19 with MSU Percussion Ensemble
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜n internationally acclaimed marimba soloist and professor will join Mississippi 大象APP鈥檚 Percussion Ensemble in concert Tuesday [April 19] at the university鈥檚 Band and Choral Rehearsal Hall on South Hardy Road.
Free to all, the 7:30 p.m. performance featuring Mark Ford of the University of North Texas is being conducted by Jason Baker, associate professor of music and director of the MSU music department鈥檚 percussion studies.
In addition to the university鈥檚 Percussion Club, music department and bands, Ford鈥檚 campus visit is made possible with support from Dynasty Percussion Instruments, Innovative Percussion, Evans/D鈥橝ddario, Zildjian and Latin Percussion Inc.
Coordinator of percussion activities at UNT, Ford is a past president of the Percussive Arts Society. With several marimba and percussion CDs to his credit, he actively performs at universities and music conferences throughout the United 大象APPs, as well as international music festivals across Europe, Asia and South America. For more, see .
Additional information about the concert or Ford鈥檚 visit is available from Jason Baker at 662-325-0390 or jbaker@colled.msstate.edu.
Learn more about the MSU Percussion Studio at , and .
The studio accepts tax-deductible donations via the MSU Foundation. To contribute, contact Lynn Durr at 662-325-8918 or ldurr@advservices.msstate.edu.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, MSU鈥檚 music department offers a bachelor鈥檚 degree in four areas of music education, as well as a bachelor of arts in music. For more information, visit , and .
MSU is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at .