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Caldwell University Invites Area Youth to Join New Percussion Ensemble
High school and middle school percussionists can take part in personalized instruction and performances at the University.
The Caldwell University Music Department is offering middle and high school percussion students the opportunity to join its Youth Percussion Ensemble. “The ensemble provides percussionists with the chance to perform challenging literature with personalized instruction in all percussion techniques,” Alex Bocchino, the director of percussion studies at the university said.
No audition is required. The sessions will take place on Wednesdays from 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. beginning on September 17. The cost for the 10 sessions including a performance is $299. Students will have a culminating performance at the end of each semester.
The sessions take place in Room 202 in the Student Center Visceglia Arts Building on Caldwell’s campus. For more information, contact Alex Bocchino at ABocchino@caldwell.edu.
The Caldwell University Youth Percussion Ensemble is a community program of the Caldwell University Music Department.
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Pictured in the corresponding photo are Alex Bocchino, director of percussion studies(third from right) Memo Acevedo, special guest artist and clinician for the Summer Intensive Program (4th from right) with members of the Caldwell University Summer Intensive Percussion Camp.
About Caldwell University
Caldwell University is a private, Catholic coed four-year university with a strong liberal arts core curriculum that enhances critical thinking and analytical reasoning. Caldwell offers 25 undergraduate and 30 graduate programs, including doctoral, master’s, certificate and certification programs, as well as online and distance learning options that prepare students for today’s global marketplace.
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The university has 15 NCAA Division II athletic teams and numerous clubs, fraternities, sororities and activities on a beautiful 70-acre campus located in the suburbs of Caldwell, New Jersey. Caldwell was founded by the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Caldwell. Its core values of respect, integrity, community and excellence influence academic and campus life. For more information about Caldwell University, visit caldwell.edu. Follow the university on Twitter @CaldwellUniv, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/caldwelluniversity, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/caldwelluniversity and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/caldwell-college.
Information and photo courtesy of Colette M. Liddy, Director Media Relations, Caldwell University
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