West Virginia Wesleyan College Percussion Ensemble

The West Virginia Wesleyan College Percussion Ensemble is one of three performance groups in which percussionist may participate at West Virginia Wesleyan College. The Ensemble is composed of music majors, both vocal, and instrumental, as well as any other interested musicians within the Wesleyan Community who may not be majoring in music. Incorporating a varied array of percussion instruments including electronic keyboard. The WVWC Percussion Ensemble seeks to heighten its performers' musical sensitivity and technical proficiency through the study of chamber music.

Compositions performed by the ensemble vary from requiring as few as two players, to as many as 18. The Ensemble performs music department recitals each semester, a Fall Tour of neighboring states as well as area schools, and performances as needed on the campus.

Since the ensemble was organized in the fall of 1995, it has become one of the more popular groups on campus.   Through the use of a predominance of melodic percussion instruments, as well as guitar, electric bass, electronic keyboard, and traditional battery percussion, the ensemble provides a wider variety of music not often heard in the more traditional percussion groups. 

For more information on the Percussion Ensemble, email: Director, Robert E. Baden , or visit Director Baden's faculty page.