New Outreach Percussion Group Connects High Schoolers with NGU Band
North Greenville University is sponsoring a new indoor percussion ensemble intended to build the university’s band program.
Founded in Fall 2016 by Dr. Christopher Davis, an associate professor of percussion at NGU, North Greenville Indoor (NGI) is a nonprofit percussion ensemble that educates young musicians, as they strive toward excellence in the marching arts.
The goal for NGI is “to develop all members in the areas of musicianship, percussion technique, marching technique, and their overall artistry as an individual,” says Davis.
A member of the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association (CWEA), NGI is comprised of both high school and college students who are looking to further their musical careers and directed by Travis Waters (‘07) and A.J. Pace. A secondary goal of the ensemble is to recruit students for NGU’s own music programs.
NGI practices and performs at area schools, playing instruments like marching snare, tenor, and bass drums;
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drum sets and timpani; marimbas, vibraphones, bells, xylophones, and synthesizers.
NGI’s 2017 performance, “The Hive,” included both a composition bearing the same name and a piece titled “Royals.” Aesthetically, the show featured the floor’s trans- formation into a large beehive and highlighted the queen bee’s character development. During the Spring 2017 semester, NGI performed “The Hive” at Dorman and Byrnes High Schools, in addition to Winthrop University.
During its inaugural season, NGI won second place at the Winter Guard International (WGI) regionals event on March 4, 2017, in Spartanburg, S.C., and first place in the Percus- sion Independent A division at the CWEA championships on March 26 in Rock Hill, S.C.
The ensemble was invited to compete in the 2017 WGI World Championships, hosted in Dayton, Ohio, in April.
For more information about NGI, visit
ngu.edu/ngindoor.
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