FSU Student Kamonté Johnson Will Perform Senior Percussion Recital

Frostburg State University’s Department of Music will present student Kamonté Johnson in his senior percussion recital on Wednesday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. He will be accompanied by Mirto Dorcil on piano and Grant Stryckning on bass guitar. The concert is free and open to the public. If you cannot attend, the recital will also be livestreamed; click the “Join Stream” button on this page a few minutes before the recital is scheduled to begin, or anytime during the recital, to view the live performance.

Johnson will perform “Triptych Boom” by Chad Floyd; “A Little Prayer” by Evelyn Glennie; “Sonata for Timpani” by John Beck; Giant Steps by John Coltrane, arranged by Mirto Dorcil; and “Jelly’s Da Beener” by Robert Glasper.

Johnson studies under Dr. Mackenzie LaMonte at FSU. He is a member of the Percussive Arts Society and has been on the Dean’s List. Johnson anticipates graduating in December of this year with a bachelor’s in music industry. He plans to become an audio engineer. Johnson attended Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove in Baltimore. He is the son of Shania Conley-Johnson and Craig Johnson of Baltimore.

For more information, contact FSU’s Department of Music at 301-687-4109.

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