Besides honing technical skills, the ensemble's main focus is on the music. Iba says he joined the ensemble primarily for the percussion playing. For the last concert of the year, Peters has selected music he hopes will appeal to his students and the audience. Even though the the melody itself is percussive, there's always a groove to it that you have to find and that you have to feel. The UCLA Percussion Ensemble plays Monday at 8 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall.
Admission is free.
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