ADYO Percussion Ensemble Performance

On Wednesday 9th April the Adelaide Youth Orchestra’s Percussion Ensemble directed by Sami Butler came to Brighton to perform for us. They played a range of pieces in a wide variety of styles such as classical, Mexican and jazz. Including Five On Five (Stephen Primatic), a piece which features five percussionists playing on a single 5 octave marimba, showing ways that a marimba can be played that we’d never seen before. Another piece they played was a version of the Theme From Up that had been remodelled for a percussion ensemble. This showed how even without lyrics the music can tell a story that makes you feel certain ways. We really appreciate the ADYO Percussion Ensemble for stopping by, it was a very inspiring experience to see them play.