“Percussion at the Movies” Opens Birch Creek Season

A past percussion concert at Birch Creek. Submitted.

This year marks Birch Creek Music Performance Center’s 48th year of orchestrating music education and concert performances, and it will present its opening-night concert, Percussion at the Movies, on June 22. It’s part of the Percussion, Steel Pan and World Music session, which takes place during the first two weeks of the season. 

The concerts will continue with Wild Percussion: Music in Nature – a tribute to Roy Lukes – on June 23, and Percussion at the Movies on June 25, 3 pm. On June 29, the matinee and evening concerts will be Artistry in Steel Pan with Liam Teague. The June 30 concert – Percussion: Fun and Funky – will feature internationally known Swedish vibes artist Anders Åstrand, who will also be the featured performer for the James R. Dutton Memorial Concert on closing night, July 1, 7 pm.

A half hour of student prelude music in the Kane Gazebo precedes the concerts. 

Purchase tickets – $32 for adults, $10 for students and $6 for children – at BirchCreek.org/Tickets or by calling 920.868.3763.