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Percussion Studio presents The Big Drumbowski,
an action-packedy original performance
By LYCIA SHRUM
THE BATTALION
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From the sounds of steel drums to the sounds of a wheelchair
Whitaker *2;s pes, a wheelchair). Percussion Studio has constructed The Big
Irumbowski, a show promised to be packed with drum ensem
bles to leave audiences grooving with the beat.
I Percussion Studio is an organization devoted to students with
a passion for percussion.
1 Jeffrey Schmulen, a graduate student in applied physics and
Kevin Grubbs, a senior computer engineering major, formed
Percussion Studio in Fall 1999. Grubbs said Percussion Studio,
a as part ofUl'hich was originally TAMUdrums, was started for the stu-
v hour that(Hl en t s at A&M who wanted to be part of a drum ensemble,
it ’■ I Grubbs was in his high school band and was very involved
>ith the percussion. He said it was something he missed in col
lege and wanted to be able to continue.
I “My high school had a very strong percussion group and
1 wanted to continue that here at A&M,” Grubbs said.
J Grubbs said after plastering 500 fliers around
1 article, Kevwampus about tamudrums first informational
jlanned," was Meeting, about 30 people showed up and the
/alters. Mroup started to form.
29 article 8<rl Grubbs said Percussion Studio has pro-
ounced," thejrluced four shows since it began, among
Fexas Aggie Bor a variety of other events. Percussion
/ith 2,500logs Studio has graced the stage at events
Such as Whoopstock, Aggies Up All
-..j,..,, First Yell and the MSC Variety
Show.' The Variety Show was a high-
Ight for Percussion Studio. After tak-
g second place in the 1999 and 2000
(ISC Variety Show, Percussion Studio
on first place in 2 .
w jl( not be 9 “Percussion Studio nas really grown since
-an have it 1999 from the size of the group to the size of the
the '01-02 ludience,” Grubbs sai . Our first show, which
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was at Bryan High School, had about 250 spectators, and our last
show in April 2001 had maybe 650 people. There have been so
many positive changes since our first show in 1999.”
Some may have been in the audience and experienced
Percussion Studio in action, and for others. Percussion Studio
will be a new venture. No matter who attends, the show prom
ises to be full of new ensembles.
“We like to keep variety a factor in each of our shows. We
want the audience to see things they haven’t seen before,”
Grubbs said.
When the members of Percussion Studio take stage, the audi
ence is often surprised how detailed each drum piece and per
formance is.
ILLUSTRATION BY CODY Wages • THE
Jason Ledlie, a senior psychology major and member of
Percussion Studio, said the members create many of the
pieces, while others are bought from publishers who sell per
cussion ensembles.
“Most of the pieces we came up with on our own. We did buy
some ensembles like some mallet pieces because nobody really
knew how to go about creating those,” Ledlie said.
Ledlie said there is a total of 15 ensembles the audiences can
look forward to at the show.
When it comes to the creative aspects of piecing together an
ensemble, Ledlie said it begins with members of Percussion
Studio bringing their ideas to the meetings. He said people have
certain ideas about what they want to perform and from those
ideas the ensemble seems to grow. Ledlie said a lot of the
ensembles are usually a combination of music and theatre. He
said many of the pieces Percussion Studio performs incorporate
many unconventional instruments.
“In one of the pieces. Medical, we use a wheelchair
as an instrument,” Ledlie said. “We also have a sta
pler as an instrument and steel drums for an
island-type feel.”
Ledlie said the show will be “in your face,
loud and fast drums with some melodious
mallet pieces.”
Grubbs described Percussion Studio’s
shows as having some elements of the
group STOMP, which is a perfonnance
filled with movement and abstract ideas
that use everyday objects to make
music, as well as concert style ensem
bles mixed with some comedy.
The Big Drumbowski will be
Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder
Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at
the MSC Box Office or from any member
of Percussion Studio for $5 before the show
or $7 at the door.
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