Founded in the fall of 1972 by Kathleen Kastner, the first concert of the Percussion Ensemble was presented in May of 1973 in Pierce Chapel, as part of the Creative Arts Festival. Since that time, over 120 students have participated in the ensemble, including music majors, as well as liberal arts majors. Each semester, the Percussion Ensemble presents a unique program to enthusiastic crowds. Other recent activities of the ensemble have included tours to local schools to give concerts and clinic presentations for young percussionists. Concentricity, the ensemble's most recent recording project, was released Fall 2006. Director: Kathleen Kastner