New CD revels in rhythm

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Percussion Collective has released “Forms of Things Unknown,” a music CD made in collaboration with composer and Youngstown State University faculty member Dave Morgan. The YPC, a student organization at YSU, also commissioned the piece.

A free CD release party will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the Lemon Grove Cafe, 122 W. Federal St., downtown. It will include an opportunity to listen to the new release, performances by members of the Youngstown Percussion Collective, and a raffle.

Forms of Things Unknown,” which is available on iTunes, is a concert-length piece for 15 percussionists.

YPC’s mission is to advance the percussive arts through performance, composition, commissions, educational outreach, research and fundraising.

It also offers a multi-cultural educational outreach program entitled Rhythm Is Our Business, which is available for kindergarten through 12th grade school assemblies. The goal is to inspire young audiences and help them understand the experience of rhythm as movement, music as a communal activity, and the beauty, simplicity, and appeal of percussion instruments from around the world. For information, go to ysu.edu/percussion.

The YPC consists of Sarah Sexton-Belz, Mineral Ridge; Keith Born, Bethel Park, Pa.; Ed Davis, Poland; Evan Gottschalk, East Palestine; Matthew Hayes, Coshocton; Dylan Kollat, North Jackson; Roger Lewis, Youngstown; Dustin May, Westerville;

Moriah Placer, Warren; Nick Sainato and Jeff Farber, Boardman; Troy Schaltenbrand, Allison Park, Pa.; Megan Seivert, Miamisburg; Robert Young, Austintown; and Eric Zalenski, Bloomingdale.