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Spectacle and Spectacular! Tony Vacca, internationally renowned percussionist andcomposer, presents music performances that are visually stunning and musically simply astounding.The ... Read more

Spectacle and Spectacular! Tony Vacca, internationally renowned percussionist and
composer, presents music performances that are visually stunning and musically simply astounding.

The program will introduce the students to Tony's instruments: the balafon and gongs,djembes, dun-dun, mbira and tama drum with some background on where they came from geographically. Tony will use the country of Senegal to demonstrate that Africa is a continent made up of countries.

This is a one hour high-energy, audience participatory music performance. Tony will call some audience members on stage to participate, and engages the audience with Call and Response. The format usually includes: a song using Tony's gongs, then moves to another song with Tony playing the balafon, from Ivory Coast, and the dun-dun. Tony will interject a spoken word piece while accompanying himself on the mbira or djembe. He plays the djembe and a drum set with Gankoqui bells, double bells, from Ghana. The rhythms may be traditional, but the lyrics and the songs are Tony's.

The program touches on Global citizenship, Geography, African traditions including griots and music rhythms and the paths they have taken to get to us.

Tony loves working with students of all ages and abilities and has been for over 30 years.

We're offering this performance at the continued request of faculty who have wanted Tony to remain after his hands-on Math of Rhythm or Science of Sound workshops and perform for them and their students. Participation in the workshops is not required to appreciate Tony's professional music ability and performance skills.

Tony will provide all professional musical instruments (Music instruments include: djembes, gongs, drums, bells, balafon, bongos, dun-dun drums, rattles, etc.) and a sound system.Electroni... Read more

Tony will provide all professional musical instruments (Music instruments include: djembes, gongs, drums, bells, balafon, bongos, dun-dun drums, rattles, etc.) and a sound system.

Electronic Study Guide and Resources List.

School will provide a clean performance space approximately 16'x20' with access to electricity.Tony's assembly MUST be in the same location as the mini residency in Math or Science if the ... Read more

School will provide a clean performance space approximately 16'x20' with access to electricity.

Tony's assembly MUST be in the same location as the mini residency in Math or Science if the school has scheduled Tony for those programs.

Please allow a 2 hour set up time and at least a 1 hour take down.