General

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

Celebrating our 40th Anniversary for the Second time! Last spring we unfortunately had to cancel our big 40th annivesary show, but we are back!  April 10 at 8pm is our virtual spring concert!  It will be streamed via the University of Akron School of Music website,  www.uakron.edu/music.  Program will feature music by Copland, Alexis, Gershwin,

Do some holiday shopping and support your steel drum band! It’s not too late to get your last minute holiday shopping in!  Our CD’s, DVD’s, T-shirts, new Don Drumm pendants, and other merchandise are great stocking stuffers.  You can also get all of our music as downloads, including “A Kiss for Christmas” which features Caribbean

We hope you had a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Now, to help you get ready for the holidays and check off your gift list, here are great NEW items now available on our website:  40th anniversary UA Steel Band t-shirts  Very cool pendants, designed by famed Akron artist Don Drumm UA Samba t-shirts  UA Samba

Fall 2020 Percussion Ensemble Concert – Virtual! “6 Feet Apart” On Tuesday, November 24 at 7:30pm we would have had our usual fall percussion ensemble concert.  This year it will be virtual which will allow us to present not only contemporary percussion chamber works, but also soloists and other groups like the steel drum band

Collage 2020 Virtual Edition! Tonight at 7:30pm log in to the UA School fo Music website here and watch a livestream version of Collage 2020!  This action packed concert moves from group to group showcasing over 20 different soloists and ensembles, including UA Samba, Steel Drum Band, Drumline, and Percussion Ensemble.