Arizona Philharmonic presents the manos percussion ensemble’s Wood, Water, and Wolfgang, music from 1779 to 2022, on February 5, 2023, 3pm at the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center. "I have been playing percussion since middle school. From the moment I played my first note on marimba, I have been addicted to the infinite variety of sounds and experiences percussion instruments have given me. When I was asked to perform Tan Dun's Concerto for Water Percussion, an even larger sound world opened up for me,” commented Maria Flurry, Arizona Philharmonic timpanist.
manos percussion ensemble features a stage full of percussion instruments, and musicians who love to play them, including: Maria Flurry, Timpanist, Arizona Philharmonic; Eddie Solomon, Principal Percussion, Arizona Philharmonic; Homero Cerón, Former Principal Percussion, Tucson Symphony, and Fred Morgan, Second Percussion, Tucson Symphony. Audience members loved manos percussion in their debut performance with AZ Phil in June, 2021.
Together they will play timpani (kettle drums), water, snare drums, bass drum, clapping, chimes, marimba, drum set, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, hand bells, rain stick, voice, gong, snapping, tam-tam, duck call, cymbals, bows, triangle, visual art, metal, glass and bamboo wind chimes, stomping, and more… "I hope all ages, whole families, come to share this experience. There really is something for everyone: melody, rhythm, color, peace, excitement,” Flurry added.
From the charming lilt of Chick Corea's jazzy Children's Songs to Mozart's sublime Agnus Dei from his Coronation Massthere is stunning variety. Including The Sky Fell, a collaborative composition within a framework composed by Maria Flurry, which immerses the listener and the performers in the mercy and majesty of an Arizona monsoon storm with water percussion, tam-tams, rain sticks andmore, melded with Homero Cerón's skillful vibraphone improvisation.
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“We are excited to use the entire stage and resources at YCPAC to produce for everyone an afternoon full of everything from a gong to a strainer full of water, plus surprise sights and sounds like none this area of Arizona has ever seen or heard. manos and the fabulous audiences who come to Arizona Philharmonic concerts will create a shared memory people will think of fondly and want to build on over the years to come,” Flurry assured.
This is a unique concert reflective of AZ Phil's goal to bring you both classic and new experiences within classical music. "Excellent, out of the norm, performance. Really enjoyed it and have a new appreciation for the percussion section!" wrote in one attendee to manos percussion's 2021 concert.
Folio. K.141 by Alessandro Scarlatti
arranged by Brian Swanson
June 20, 2021 manos percussion
Maria Flurry, marimba
Fred Morgan, vibraphone
Homero Cerón, marimba
Based in Tucson, Arizona, Homero Cerón (www.HomeroCeron.com), has lived a diverse life as a percussionist. Starting in the music business as a 12-year-old drummer in Monterrey, Mexico, he went on to study music at The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, followed by graduate work at The University of Arizona. He has appeared as a soloist on marimba/vibraphone and percussion with the Tucson Symphony, True Concorde and Tucson Pops Orchestras, and many chamber groups. He is the Pima Community College adjunct percussion instructor and the recipient of the Arizona Arts Award (1999) and The You Are My Sunshine award (Young Audiences of America 1996). He presently is former Principal Percussionist of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Timpanist of the Tucson Pops, and Timpanist/percussionist with True Concorde. He freelances as a marimba, vibraphone, and steel drum player as well as a musician in jazz and chamber music. Homero is co-director of The Tucson Latin Jazz Nonet, an ensemble that specializes in Afro-Cuban jazz. Homero Cerón is a Yamaha Artist.
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Arizona Philharmonic presents the manos percussion ensemble’s Wood, Water, and Wolfgang, music from 1779 to 2022, on 
manos percussion ensemble features 
Together they will play timpani (kettle drums), water, snare drums, bass drum, clapping, chimes, 
From the charming lilt of Chick Corea's jazzy Children's Songs to Mozart's sublime Agnus Dei from his Coronation Mass 
“We are excited to use 
This is a unique concert
