Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Miss.—An internationally acclaimed marimba soloist and professor will join Mississippi State’s Percussion Ensemble in concert Tuesday [April 19] at the university’s Band and Choral Rehearsal Hall on South Hardy Road.

Free to all, the 7:30 p.m. performance featuring Mark Ford of the University of North Texas is being conducted by Jason Baker, associate professor of music and director of the MSU music department’s percussion studies.

In addition to the university’s Percussion Club, music department and bands, Ford’s campus visit is made possible with support from Dynasty Percussion Instruments, Innovative Percussion, Evans/D’Addario, Zildjian and Latin Percussion Inc.

Coordinator of percussion activities at UNT, Ford is a past president of the Percussive Arts Society. With several marimba and percussion CDs to his credit, he actively performs at universities and music conferences throughout the United States, as well as international music festivals across Europe, Asia and South America. For more, see www.markfordmusic.com.

Additional information about the concert or Ford’s visit is available from Jason Baker at 662-325-0390 or jbaker@colled.msstate.edu.

Learn more about the MSU Percussion Studio at www.msstateperc.info, facebook.com/msstatepercussion and youtube.com/msstatepercussion.

The studio accepts tax-deductible donations via the MSU Foundation. To contribute, contact Lynn Durr at 662-325-8918 or ldurr@advservices.msstate.edu.

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, MSU’s music department offers a bachelor’s degree in four areas of music education, as well as a bachelor of arts in music. For more information, visit www.music.msstate.edu, bit.ly/MSUMusicFB and twitter.com/mstatemusic.

MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.