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October 22, 2001 Glen Velez & HandanceFURTHER CONTACT INFO: UCSC Arts & Lectures office:
Details "More than just one of the planetís most versatile percussionists, Velez proves a UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures presents Grammy Award winning percussionist Glen Velez, on Sunday, November 11, at 8:00pm at the Rio Theater. Master frame drummer, composer, scholar, and teacher, Glen Velez has created his own musical style inspired by both Western percussion and frame drum performance traditions from around the world. His concerts include a beautiful array of instruments such as the Egyptian riq, (a small, intricately inlaid tambourine), the Irish bodhran, (a large single-headed drum), and the North African tar (often seen in the hands of desert nomads). Performance Background Information After fifteen years of performing and recording with Steve Reich and Paul Winter, Velez works as a soloist while continuing to collaborate with a variety of top-notch professionals in many genres. Twentieth century music guru John Cage wrote a piece for him in 1989, and Velez has played with notables such as Pat Metheny, Richard Stoltzman, Suzanne Vega, Howard Levy, Zakir Hussain, Oregon, and Airto. A master teacher who conducts workshops worldwide, Velez has developed his own teaching method, which shares the name Handance with his touring ensemble. His own compositions have been featured on National Public Radioís All Things Considered and John Schaeferís New Sounds and have been commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and Readerís Digest. He has written music for theater and dance and recorded hundreds of albums on ECM, CBS, RCA, GRP, Warner Brothers, Deutsche Gramophone, Geffen, Nonesuch, Capital, and Sony. To request an interview with Glen Velez contact: A color image and black & white
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