Beat the winter blues! Beat back those winter blues with us this Sunday, January 29, at the historic Akron Civic Theatre. With percussion music from Ghana, Brazil, and of course, the Caribbean, we will warm you up with a family-friendly educational concert. The performance is at 2:30pm and ticket information is available here.
Happy new year! As we welcome the students back from winter break, we look forward to another busy semester. We have a couple of community performances leading up to our annual spring concert on Saturday, April 22, 2023. That concert will feature guest artist, Josanne Francis. You can watch her play and learn more about …
Spring concert time! Tomorrow at EJ Thomas Hall at 8pm. You can purchase tickets HERE or at the box office before the show. Michael Spiro and over twenty alumni guests will be joining the band.
Special VIP package! For the first time since 2019, The University of Akron Steel Drum Band will be live, on stage! Join us for the band’s return and its traditional spring concert: Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 8 p.m. EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall The concert will feature guest percussionist Michael Spiro and alumni from …
Our 42nd Anniversary Concert! Thanks to all who braved the snow and came out to the concert at the Akron Civic Theatre last month. We had a blast! With all of this snow in Akron right now, doesn’t a steel band concert sound like a “warm” idea? Get your tickets now for our annual spring …
Fall 2021 is rolling along! With a performance at Lock 3 in Akron for the UA community and awesome shows at the Barberton Mumfest, we are moving right along nicely this fall. We are excited to be performing concerts for the Children’s Concert Society with a very special guest, Liam Teague! For info about the …
Welcome to Fall 2021! Everyone is excited to be back on campus and we have a bunch of performances this fall semester. Welcome to Emma Sovacool of Westlake, OH! (She is in the back row playing surdo!) We are glad to have you join us! Upcoming performances this fall Thursday, Sept. 9 at Lock 3 …
In case you Missed it… Or just want to watch again… https://youtu.be/gGDrY_W0Qn4 If you missed our annual spring concert or just want to watch it again, visit our youtube channel and sit back and relax. The first half of the concert is a tribute to Cliff Alexis, our long time tuner, and really, co-founder. Cliff …
Thanks for a great concert! Thanks to all involved for an amazing concert! We had a great time putting it together, though a bit different this year, and we hope you enjoyed it! Be sure to support our program by making a purchase from this website today or donating at www.uakron.edu/music. Tell a friend about …
41st Annual Spring Concert! Today! Peter is smiling because tonight (8pm) is our annual spring concert! Celebrating our 41st year with music by Cliff Alexis, Boogsie Sharpe, Rick Kurasz, Jeff Neitzke, Aaron Copland, and George Gershwin. You can find the link to the stream at www.uakron.edu/music as well as a link to make a donation …
