If you love playing percussion and are grade 6 or above, why not join the South Downs Percussion Ensemble?

We have 10 players aged between 14 and 18. We perform all different kinds of music using classical percussion instruments as well as electronic, African and South American instruments.

Ask for an application form from your instrumental teacher, school music teacher or from the East Sussex Music Service:

East Sussex Music Service
Performing Arts Centre
Mountfield Road
Lewes
East Sussex BN7 2XH
Phone: 01273 336770
Email: music.service@eastsussex.gov.uk

We have recently played at the annual county percussion concert with other percussion ensembles from all over the country. We also performed ‘Carmina Burana’ with the East Sussex Community Choir in March 2009.

We rehearse on a Wednesday afternoon, 5.15pm to 6.30pm at the Performing Arts Centre in Lewes.

The director is the Music Service’s Percussion Coordinator Grant Allardyce.