Percussia will present Drums Around the World, in cooperation with Music for Autism on Sunday, February 22 @ 1:00 PM at Commonpoint Queens, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway in Little Neck, Queens.
Percussia will take the audience on a trip around the world, using percussion instruments, chants and rhythms from Brazil, West Africa, India, Cuba and China.
Performers will be Percussia members Ingrid Gordon and Frank Cassara, percussion, with guest percussionists Bill Ruyle and Yousif Sheronick.
Music for Autism programs free concerts for individuals with autism and their families. More about them at https://www.musicforautism.org/.
Percussia’s performance is free and open to the public. All Percussia presentations are ADA accessible. For MTA transportation information, visit https://www.mta.info/.
Led by Artistic Director and percussionist Ingrid Gordon, Jackson Heights, Queens-based Percussia’s unique and varied repertoire is an eclectic combination of contemporary chamber music, world, and popular music styles, and original arrangements. Percussia’s repertoire crosses genres, styles, and cultural boundaries. Visit their website at http://www.percussia.org/ and like them at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070327835799. Ensemble photos are available at http://www.percussia.org/media/.
Percussia’s programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the Zildjian Family Opportunity Fund administered by the Percussive Arts Society, the Howard Gillman Foundation administered by Flushing Town Hall, Ridgewood Savings Bank, and by the generous contributions of individual donors. Percussia is also a recipient of Chamber Music America’s Classical Commissioning: A Responsive Shift grant, funded by Chamber Music America, with generous support from the Sewell Family Foundation.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Commonpoint Queens, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, New York, United States
