Full Moon Festival - Beat to the Moon!

The Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University is pleased to present the first annual Full Moon Festival: Beat to the Moon! September 28, 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the outdoor garden with free admission featuring percussion groups from the campus to surrounding Suffolk communities.

For thousands of years right down to the present day, the rise of the autumn full moon has launched harvest festivals across East Asia. This year, the Charles B. Wang Center will be celebrating as well with an evening of joyous drum performances that include taiko, janggu, djembe, congas and many more. Professional and amateur percussionists from on- and off-campus will gather together in our outdoor garden to beat pulse-quickening rhythms and harmonies. Come and join us, whether to listen or to drum. Percussionists of all ages, musical levels, and instruments are welcome.

This gathering includes Drumlyns based out of Patchogue who recently performed at the main stage at the Great South Bay Music Festival; Cisum Percussion founded by Josh Zaid and Nicholas Hall from Port Jefferson who promote awareness of percussion literature as well as percussion instruments to students of all ages; and the diverse drum circle, World Beat Rhythm Drum Ensemble, from Huntington as well as percussionists from Stony Brook University.

About the Charles B. Wang Center

Central to the Charles B. Wang Center’s mission is the encouragement of an ever-deeper understanding and enjoyment of Asian and Asian American arts and culture by diverse local, national and international audiences through public programs. These programs include exhibitions, films, lectures, workshops, performances, and educational discussions. For more information on cultural programs visit www.thewangcenter.org. Visiting Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 8:00 pm or by appointment.