Concerts & Recitals

Cali Immersive Residency: Glen Velez and Handance

February 22 - 24, 2027

Glen Velez is a four-time GRAMMY Award-winning percussionist, composer and educator widely regarded as a founding figure in the modern frame drum movement. His work draws on global rhythmic traditions, improvisation, vocalization and decades of teaching, creating an approach to percussion that is physical, expressive and deeply connected to culture.

Velez’s residency will offer Cali students an opportunity to explore rhythm as a full-body practice. Through workshops, classes and performances, students will encounter frame drumming, hand percussion, rhythmic language, improvisation and the power of pulse as a foundation for musical connection.

Date
Upcoming
Location
Montclair Campus, Several Venues
Glen Velez with drum

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Monday, February 22, 2027

Practicum, Masterclass, and Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal  
1-4p.m.
 

Wednesday February 24th

Cali Midweek Series: Immersive Residency Performance with “Glen Velez and Handance”  
2-3 p.m.
Leshowitz Recital Hall, Chapin Hall, Montclair State University 

Join four-time GRAMMY Award-winning percussionist and composer Glen Velez for an immersive performance featuring Handance members Yousif Sheronick, Shane Shanahan, and Loire Cotler, alongside Cali School percussion students.  Known for transforming the frame drum and inspiring thousands of percussionists around the world, Velez has spent decades expanding the instrument’s possibilities through global rhythms, contemporary music, and improvisation. Together, these musicians create a performance that moves across traditions, styles, and sounds—inviting you to hear rhythm in a whole new way.

FREE. Reservations Required

Followed by reception in lobby 


Cali Conversations Q & A with Glen Velez and Handance with Cali Percussion Area Coordinator Eric Borghi 
3 p.m. 
Leshowitz Recital Hall, Chapin Hall, Montclair State University

Learn more about the Cali Immersive Residency Program at Montclair's Cali School of Music

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