Laconia, NH – A drum, dance and interactive song performance presented by Timbre Drum Ensemble is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. at Taylor Community’s Woodside Building. The ensemble consists of dynamic mother-daughter duo Grace Schust, B.F.A., visual artist, musician and percussionist and Lindsey Schust, M.A., composer, musician and percussionist.

African style drum, dance and song harkening from the Yoruba people, Mande traditional drum and dance and Cuban musical traditions will be featured. The one-hour program will include a lecture-demonstration, presenting several West African rhythms and well as hands-on drumming instruction where the audience will have an opportunity to play a basic rhythm.

The Schusts are percussion faculty at the Concord Community Music School and co-directors of Songweaver Drumming. They’re also long-time students of the late master drummer and songwriter Babatunde Olatunji, known as a dedicated teacher of drumming as a tool for community building, healing and self-empowerment. The ensemble is a new addition to the Artists in Health Care Roster for the New Hampshire Council for the Arts.

This exciting event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and RSVPs are requested by calling 524-5600.