Laredo Community College will showcase an extravaganza of tribal beats during two percussion concerts on April 26 and April 30 in the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center. Admission to both concerts is free to the public.
The LCC Music and Dance Department, in association with the City of Laredo, will present an LCC Percussion Ensemble concert on Monday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Martinez Fine Arts Center Theater.
Students of LCC Percussion Instructor Dr. Thomas Zirkle will be the featured performers in the concert. The program will also include a guest performance by local dance troupe, Dance Ceres.
“The LCC Percussion Ensemble and students in percussion studio classes will perform an array of music, including some original student compositions,” said Zirkle. “Many of these pieces will be debuted at this concert. The students and faculty extend an invitation to the community to support the performing arts and enjoy an evening of quality entertainment.”
Among the original works to be featured in the concert are “Four Minutes of Inner Turbulence” and “Rick James” by the LCC Percussion Ensemble. Students Alex Cavazos and Carlos Herrera, plus Instructor Zirkle, will also present original pieces.
The LCC Percussion Ensemble is composed of Mike Boswell, Santini Briseño, Sandy Carrillo, Carlos Castillo, Alex Cavazos, Chris De La Cruz, Carlos Herrera, Steven Martinez, Abel Padilla, Ana Quintero and Arnold Yzaguirre.
The percussion studio includes Carlos Castillo, Alex Cavazos, Chris De La Cruz, Alf Garcia, Steven Martinez.
Members of Dance Ceres are Sarai Araiza, Alicia Ledezma, Aidee Frausto and Lori Martinez.
The beat will continue on Friday, April 30, when Dr. Zirkle presents a Hand Drum Clinic at 4 p.m. and will perform in a Faculty Recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Martinez Fine Arts Center Theater. Both events are free and open to high school/college students and the public.
The clinic, said Zirkle, will focus on the study of African, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban percussion music.
“This is a valuable opportunity to explore these unique percussion styles,” said Dr. Zirkle. “Furthermore, those who participate in this hands-on workshop will have an opportunity to showcase their learning experience with me on the stage during the Faculty Recital.” The name of the song is “Penn’s Tale: (or is it Tail?)”
Zirkle’s recital will also feature guest performances by the local jazz trio, Jazz x 3, marimba player Alfredo Garcia and the LCC Dance Theatre.
The LCC Dance Theatre, directed by Music/Dance Department Chair/Instructor Danuta U. Gazdyszyn, will perform a piece composed by Zirkle, entitled “Schizophrenia.” The selection is choreographed by LCC student Sarai Araiza.
Garcia will play Rich O’Meara’s “Wooden Music.”
Jazz x 3—composed of Ric Cortez (guitar), Kevin Lindberg (bass) and Zirkle—will perform a variety of songs in the second part of the recital.
Member of the LCC Dance Theatre include Sarai Araiza, Blanca Bustos, Victoria Camacho, Veronica Lugo, Lori Martinez, Leiza Nochebuena and Linda Ramon.
For more information about the percussion concert, contact the LCC Music and Dance Department by calling 721-5330. Office hours are Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
Jazz x 3 will be among the featured guest performers in the Laredo Community College Faculty Recital presented by Dr. Thomas Zirkle on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. The jazz trio is composed of Kevin Lindberg (bass), Zirkle and Ric Cortez (guitar).
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