Youngstown Percussion Collective
Kilcawley Center
Chestnut Room
Free Admission
Featuring
Glenn Schaft, Ron Coulter,
Janet Pemberton, Nathan Douds, Justin Watt,
Patrick Wagner, David Hepler,
Craig Hill, Robert Flamino
YPC is in residence at Youngstown State University
Program
Fantasy On Japanese Woodprints (1965) - Alan Hovahness - arr. Adam Mamula
David Hepler – xylophone with Ron Coulter, Nathan Douds, Craig Hill
Caritas (1995) - Michael Burritt
II. Solemn
I. Mystic
Patrick Wagner – marimba
Canned Heat (2002) - Eckhard Kopetzki
David Hepler – multiple percussion
Normandy Beach (1994) - David Gillingham
Glenn Schaft – conductor
INTERMISSION
Songs I – IX (1981) - Stuart Smith
Ron Coulter – multiple percussion
"Light As A Feather" (1999) - Ronald Stolk
Janet Pemberton – vibraphone, Justin Watt - marimba
S’Avancer (2004) - Nathan Douds
Nathan Douds – percussion, David Lynn – guitar,
Sarah Resnick – keyboard, Dave Morgan – bass, Christina Veneron – voice,
Allan Cordingly – saxophone, Kristen Mather – clarinet
The Whole Toy Laid Down (1988) - Dave Hollinden
Robert Flamino, Justin Watt, Nathan Douds, Craig Hil
YPC is a professional Group In-Residence at Youngstown State University Dana School of Music. Founded in 2003 by Glenn Schaft, Janet Pemberton, Ron Coulter, Nathan Douds, and Craig Hill, the Collective is dedicated to excellence in percussion performance and education presenting Private and Public Concerts, School Presentations, Clinics, Masterclasses, Residencies, Private & Group Instruction, and Consulting Services.
YPC recently performed at the 2003 Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Louisville, Kentucky where they collaborated with several Cleveland area percussionists and the Dance Theater Collective of Cleveland in a presentation of the percussion and dance music of composer Lou Harrison. YPC members Ron Coulter, Nathan Douds, and Craig Hill commissioned and presented the world premiere of YSU faculty member Till Meyn’s marimba concerto “Groovelocity” – featuring Ron Coulter, at the 2003 Dana Piano Week Festival. Other performances have included the Butler Institute of American Art, and numerous corporate and private functions.
