SOU Percussion Ensemble Presents: Toy Story
Schedule
Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC-08:00Location
450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR 97520, United States | Ashland, OR
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FREE ADMISSION, no tickets requiredThursday, March 5, at 7:30 PM | SOU Music Recital Hall
The Southern Oregon University Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dr. Terry Longshore, Presents “Toy Story,” a concert of percussion music celebrating the spirit of play and featuring guest artists and SOU Music alumni Sophie Chin and Dean Kyle. Also featured will be Longshore’s SOU Honors College “Making Music” course students.
“Toy Story” will feature a playful blend of percussion ensemble music, including circus music, ragtime, hand drumming, and new premiere titled “Sophie Song,” a four-part work commissioned by the SOU Percussion Ensemble and composed by SOU alum Dean Kyle (BS 2024).
Repertoire will include:
- The Traveling Carnival: III. “Rides, Games and Trickery” by Joe Porter, featuring Nolan Pierson, vibraphone soloist
- Wart Hog #3 by Austin Wrinkle, for hand drum quartet
- Girlfriends Medley, by Bob Becker, featuring Clara Kidd, xylophone soloist
- Insomnia, by Cody Holmes, a marimba duet featuring Clara Kidd and Nolan Pierson
- Honor Memories, a piece co-composed by Terry Longshore and the 25 students in his SOU Honors College “Making Music” course
- Sophie Song by Dean Kyle, featuring the entire ensemble and toy piano soloist and SOU alum (MM 2024) Sophie Chin, and cajón/glockenspiel soloist, Terry Longshore
Free LIVESTREAM available during event at:
https://www.youtube.com/live/2J-p_bF-r8o
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