Arizona Philharmonic Presents manos percussion
Jan 12th 2025
- Hours3:00 PM
- Admission$25 - $65
Arizona Philharmonic principal timpanist, Maria Flurry, always brings a vibrant party to the stage, and this manos percussion performance Sunday, January 12 is sure to delight and surprise. Partnering with award-winning Bensen Kwan on steel pan (a participant in the Panorama Semi-Finals Competition in Trinidad/Tobago) and Joshua Ferrell on percussion (a Master’s Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas in Denton), they will play 37 instruments, including water, on their way through a dynamic range of material from jazz to Basque to calypso and Bach. “We are all classically trained musicians, unleashing our creative sides to explore this rich collaboration. For both your intellect and your inner child, this is a concert to look forward to,” commented Flurry.
This virtuosic round-the-world journey embraces everything from the grooves of Afro-Cuban rhythms to the sublime melancholy of Debussy—a dynamic exploration of the wealth of musical possibilities percussion offers. manos will be accompanied by three members of Banda Latino Caribeña, a popular Latin band from Flagstaff, on a number of dance-worthy pieces as well. The performance also includes a unique atmospheric piece played entirely on flower pots by manos and joined by PUSD band students, mentored and directed by Peter Ferry. Ferry is a world-class percussion soloist based in Phoenix, dedicated to creating arresting musical experiences for audiences around the world. “There will be more water and unexpected musical pieces included, such as a farce in a café involving water bottles,” added Flurry.
The free pre-concert talk begins at 2:00pm, with the concert starting at 3:00pm on Sunday, January 12, at the Ruth Street Theater, 1050 Ruth Street in Prescott. Tickets start at $25 (no ticketing fee), and are available at AZPhil.org, or by calling 855-321-6724.
