The CCU Percussion Ensemble consists of percussion
majors and non-majors who are admitted by audition. It is dedicated
to performing at a high standard a wide variety of literature chosen
for its substance and pedagogical value. Concert programs include pieces
ranging from traditional to contemporary, novelty to transcriptions,
and marimba ensembles to full ensemble music. Size of pieces range from
three to twenty players. In addition to performing its regular on campus,
end-of-semester concerts, the CCU Percussion Ensemble has performed
on tour each year.
GRAND STRAND PANS
Steel drum bands, a trademark of the Caribbean, are rapidly
growing in popularity in the United States. These bands originated in
Trinidad where groups participating in Carnival activities played on
paint cans and oil barrels, which have tuned areas beaten into their
surfaces. The various sets of drums, which are constructed by hand from
55-gallon oil drums, comprise a family of soprano, alto, tenor and bass
voices. Since their creation, steel drum construction has become a highly
developed art form. Today, the "pan" is a legitimate, versatile instrument
capable of expressing delicate passages in classical music as well as
in traditional upbeat calypso marches and popular dance music.
STRIKE TAIKO ENSEMBLE
Taiko refers to both the modern art of taiko drumming (kumi-daiko),
and to the taiko drums themselves. Taiko in the Japanese classical arts
have a history spanning close to two thousand years, and modern taiko
drumming (kumi-daiko) is quickly taking the world by storm. STRIKE is
dedicated to performing this art of music and dance.
