/news-archive/tag/justin-bunting/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:03:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2022/03/09/percussion-faculty-recital/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:03:11 +0000 /news/?p=81133 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to Showcase Bunting with March 17 Faculty Recital]]> Dr. Justin Bunting, director of percussion studies, will present a diverse program of music in his first faculty percussion recital at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. The recital will feature 鈥淥ne Hundred Twenty/Everything鈥� by Evan Chapman; 鈥淜han Variations鈥� by Alejandro Vi帽ao; 鈥淏eing Black鈥� by Joe W. Moore III; 鈥淢ourning Dove Sonnet鈥� by Christopher Deane; and 鈥淐atching Shadows鈥� by Ivan Trevino. “The program begins with 鈥極ne Hundred Twenty/Everything,鈥� which is a multiple-percussion solo with an electronic backing track,鈥� Bunting said. 鈥淭he five sections cycle through all 120 possible permutations of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, with each number being assigned to a pitch and a rhythm. This creates an odd groove that interacts with the electronics.鈥� Vi帽ao鈥檚 鈥淜han Variations鈥� is one of the most technically and musically challenging pieces in the marimba repertoire, featuring a set of eight rhythmic variations based on a traditional theme from Qawwali music sung by the Pakistani singer Ali Khan. Moore鈥檚 鈥淏eing Black鈥� is a five-movement, multiple-percussion solo. The rhythmic content, use of repetition, and all other musical choices were made based on the dates and details of several cases including Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, John Crawford, George Floyd, and many more. Deane鈥檚 鈥淢ourning Dove Sonnet鈥� is an exploration of the sonic possibilities of the vibraphone through various extended techniques such as bowing, pitch bend, harmonics, and muting. The program concludes with a performance of Trevino’s ever-popular marimba duet 鈥淐atching Shadows鈥� by Blue Line Duo performers Justin and Cassie Bunting. 鈥淎s I close my third year at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, this will be, mainly due to COVID restrictions, my first faculty recital on campus,鈥� Bunting said. 鈥淚 am incredibly excited to present this program of works for percussion for the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and Little Rock communities.”]]> /news-archive/2021/04/23/percussion-concert-april/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:18:05 +0000 /news/?p=78846 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to hold Percussion Concert April 27]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a Percussion Concert on Tuesday, April 27, featuring the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Percussion Ensemble and Steel Band. The concert will be livestreamed at 7 p.m. April 27 on the and will be available to view afterwards. Justin Bunting, director of percussion studies, will lead a lively concert with a diverse group of works by the Percussion Ensemble and a mix of popular and traditional music by the Steel Band. The Percussion Ensemble will start the concert with “Scavenger Music” by Christopher Deane, a piece for 鈥榝ound鈥� percussion instruments. The following piece will be John Psathas鈥檚 鈥淔ragment,鈥� a contemplative duet for piano and vibraphone. The program continues with the world premiere of Bunting鈥檚 piece 鈥淒ance of Water,鈥� a duet written specifically for the ensemble. 鈥淎n open improvisation by members of the ensemble will follow based on the sounds of the rainforest,鈥� Bunting said. 鈥淔inally, a medley of traditional frame drumming and the Arabic rhythm Baladi will feature brand new drums acquired for the program earlier this semester through a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Middle Eastern Studies grant.鈥� The Steel Band will play tunes from various popular and traditional styles. The set includes 鈥淛ump in the Line鈥� by Harry Belafonte, 鈥淐ould You Be Loved鈥� by Bob Marley, 鈥淛amaica Farewell鈥� by Irving Burgie, 鈥淏ig Shot鈥� by Billy Joel, and 鈥淟ocked Out of Heaven鈥� by Bruno Mars. In the upper right photo, the members of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Steel Band practice in the Fine Arts Building. Photo by Benjamin Krain.]]>