Take a break from the last week of winter classes with an International Percussion ensemble concert. 

The performance is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at the Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for children and free for K students. The ensemble will feature East African and Taiko drumming as well as guest instructor and percussionist Samuel Nalangira. 

A native of Uganda, East Africa, Nalangira is a folk/world musician, dancer and choreographer, according to his website. He has been performing since childhood and teaching since the age of 15. Nalangira has performed and led workshops at universities, schools, community centers and festivals across the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe. 

Wednesday’s performance will include new ensemble pieces and Nalangira’s Ugandan arrangements of traditional drum songs. 

Masks and proof of vaccination are required. For more information on this and other Department of Music events, visit music.kzoo.edu/events.