Join the U-M Percussion Ensemble for their first concert of the 26-27 season when they will be joined by the U-M Saxophone Studio for a performance of Steven Mackey's *Blue Notes and Other Clashes*. They will also be performing works by Shelley Washington, Alyssa Weinberg, Alonzo Alexander, Christopher Deane, and Russell Wharton. The University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble is an ensemble known for bold artistry and innovation through their performances and project. The ensemble has collaborated with composers such as Michael Gordon, John Luther Adams, Emma O'Halloran, Tristan Perich, Susanna Hancock, Finola Merivale, Robert Maggio, Ted Babcock, Lesley Flanigan, Shruthi Rajeskhar, Jason Treuting, and Ivan Trevino. Recent recordings with Cantaloupe Records include the Grammy nominated *Sila: The Breath of the World* and *An Atlas of Deep Time* by John Luther Adams, as well as *Field of Vision* by Michael Gordon. The ensemble has performed at Caramoor Festival, Mass MoCA, Bang on a Can's Long Play Festival, and recently premiered Michael Gordon’s *Forest of Metal Objects* at The Met Cloisters in New York, collaborating with director Paul Lazar, choreographer Annie-B Parson, and artist Todd Colby.

Students of Professor Timothy McAllister perform a recital.