Moraine Valley Community College will host a performance by Matra, Monday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. in the John and Angeline Oremus Theater inside the Fine and Performing Arts Center, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills. Admission is free.
Hosted by the Academic Music Department, the group is a percussion-focused ensemble performing original music influenced by a wide variety of genres, including jazz, classical, Indian, world, bluegrass, and progressive-rock. Artists include Andres Crovetti on vibraphone, Jenny Klukken on marimba, Ryan Hays on bass, Mathew Solace on drum set, and Krissy Bergmark on tabla. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Matra’s performances include events for Minnesota Public Radio’s (MPR) Pop-up Classical, the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, MacPhail Center for Music events, MPR’s 2015 Class Notes Artists tour, and a residency at Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar in Lowertown St. Paul.
For more information, contact Douglass Bratt, Academic Music coordinator, at bratt@morainevalley.edu.
