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reh 9/17/20

Collage 2020!

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.

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UA Samba!

New Merchandise – UA Samba sticker! UA Samba is the University of Akron Percussion Studio’s Brazilian Percussion Ensemble.  The group performs drumming music from Brazil’s Carnival celebrations called Samba Batucada.  Show your UA Samba pride with this cool sticker with a logo created by UA’s Myers Art School students, Design X Nine.  The sticker is

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New members!

Please welcome our newest members! Please welcome Keegan Obernauf, Harley Núñez , and Joshua Sommers to the University of Akron Steel Drum Band!  These guys are off to a great start and are wearing our new 40th Anniversary t-shirts too!  Keegan is from Mentor, OH, Harley is from Louisville, OH, and Joshua is from North

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Welcome Back!

We’re back and in-person! This fall is defnitely off to a bit of a “different” start, with COVID-19 mitigations in place, but we are back and ready to rock!  New graduate students Peter Loferski and Chase Dunaway got things going by setting up the panyard and percussion studio with lots of spacing, air purifiers, and

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