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Tickets are on sale for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Percussion Ensemble's fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Percussion Ensemble will present its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

A highlight of the program will be all 13 percussionists performing "At the Dawn of War," a work written in 2005 by Houston composer Kevin Erikson that depicts different episodes in a day at war.

"The piece moves the listener through a collage of musical colors from calm beginnings, to angry conflict (complete with chains smashing the ground), to exuberant celebration," explained Dr. Scott Harris, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ associate professor of percussion and the group's director.

The program also includes smaller chamber ensemble works such as "Marimba Quartet" by Daniel Levitan and Mark Ford's "Head Talk," a choreographed piece performed on a variety of old drum heads.

The Percussion Ensemble will close the concert with Billy Barber's "Invention," an upbeat jazz selection.

The concert is a joint presentation of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ College of Fine Arts and School of Music. Cole Concert Hall is located in the Wright Music Building, 2210 Alumni Dr.

Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. For tickets or more information, please go to or call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS.