Styx drummer to lead drum clinic at YSU

Styx drummer to lead drum clinic at YSU

STRUTHERS — The Drum Shop, 576 Youngstown-Poland Road, will present a drum clinic with Todd Sucherman, the drummer for rock band Styx, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 in the band room at Bliss Hall, Wick Avenue, on the Youngstown State University campus.

There will be a special performance by Youngstown Percussion Collective under the direction of Dr. Glenn Schaft.

Tickets are $10 and are available at the Drum Shop.

Symphony prepares program for blind

GREENVILLE, Pa. — The Greenville Symphony Society will present a program for blind and visually impaired students Oct. 24 at Thiel College’s Passavant Center.

Students of the Mercer/Lawrence County Keystone Blind Association will be the guests of the orchestra that day.

During the afternoon rehearsal, the students will receive a special music-education experience as they are seated on stage to listen to the various sections of the orchestra tune for the evening’s concert.

After the first portion of the rehearsal, a number of musicians will create interactive one-on-one stations of the four families of instruments: string, woodwind, brass and percussion.

The students will visit each station to hear, touch and compare, and play the instruments.

Later, Music Director/Conductor Michael Gelfand will provide basic instruction on conducting and offer information on music careers.

At 8 p.m., the students will return for the evening performance and will be recognized before the opening number. The student programs have been prepared in Braille with a brief synopsis of “Peter and the Wolf,” by Prokofiev. All others attending the concert receive a Braille program insert of the musical selections for awareness education.

Concertgoers also may deposit eyeglasses for recycling in the Lions Club collection box for one of their many sight programs.

High-school acts sought for talent show

SHARON, Pa. — The Penn State Shenango Drama Club will audition high-school students for a talent show this fall.

Auditions are from 1 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31 in the Shenango Campus auditorium for the Nov. 21 show.

The club is looking for singers, dancers, bands, monologues and skits or other acts that are appropriate for family entertainment. Acts should last approximately five minutes.

Auditions are available by calling (724) 983-2839 or registering at www.clubs.psu.edu/sv/dramaclub.