Sedona News – Manos Percussion takes the stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 4:00 p.m., bringing their special journey of rhythm and sound to Sedona audiences.
Manos Percussion brings together three classically-trained percussionists — Maria Flurry, Bensen Kwan and Joshua Ferrell — for a journey through the world of rhythm and sound.
Featuring 37 instruments, including water, their performances blend classical precision with creative exploration. With music spanning Afro-Cuban grooves, Basque traditions, calypso, Bach, and Debussy, Manos Percussion creates an experience for both your intellect and your inner child.
Expect the unexpected as this trio turns everyday objects into instruments and transforms the stage into a vibrant celebration of percussion and the human spirit.
MARIA FLURRY
Maria Flurry has performed with the Detroit, Baltimore, Spokane, Phoenix, Toledo, and Annapolis Orchestras as well as with orchestras across southeast Michigan. Ms. Flurry has also been guest timpanist with Michigan Opera Theater, Mannheim Steamroller, Phoenix Symphony and she served as principal timpanist with the Flint Symphony Orchestra for over a decade. She currently is principal timpanist with Arizona Philharmonic and the Flagstaff Symphony. Flurry is a co-founder of Chaparral Arts, a nonprofit serving the performing arts in Arizona. Her place-based, classroom-composition outreach residency won a Flagstaff Arts Viola Award for Most Distinguished Collaboration in 2024.
BENSEN KWAN
Bensen Kwan is a Houston-based percussionist who holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Houston. He studied under Dr. Blake Wilkins, Dr. Craig Hauschildt, and Professor Alec Warren. He has been named a winner of the University of Delaware concerto competition, alternate winner of the Frances Walton Competition, winner of the Philadelphia International Music Festival Concerto Competition, and gold medalist in the Mika Hasler competition; in addition, he has studied in Leipzig, Germany at the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig under Stefan Rapp. Finally, he has been a featured soloist with the West Point Band and the United States Army Field Band.
JOSHUA FERRELL
Joshua Ferrell is a Master’s Teaching Fellow, and director at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX. There he serves as the director of the Five O’clock Lab Band and as a member of the Grammy-nominated Two O’clock Lab Band. He recently received his Bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University (SHSU) in Huntsville, TX. Joshua has recorded with both the Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble. At UNT, he has toured the United States with premiere ensembles like the One O’clock Lab Band, as well as the Downbeat award-winning Jazz Singers.
Don’t miss the chance to experience a vibrant afternoon of rhythm with Manos Percussion. For more information, visit: www.manospercussion.org.
Manos Percussion will take the stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.