This year’s joint MKE Percussion Festival and Wisconsin Percussive Arts Society Day of Percussion brings together percussionists of all ages for a weekend of educational and performance opportunities. Attendees will be able to learn from guest artists about a variety of topics, instruments, techniques, and musical styles related to percussion in addition to listening to, and participating in, performances and workshops. All events are designed to be accessible and inclusive to empower and inspire all participants on their percussive journey. 

Steel pan ensembles and individual performers from around Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota will come together to form the 2025 MKE Mass Steel Band, hosted by the UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band. Involving over seventy performers, the event will fill the stage with steel pans and feature a lively combination of traditional music and pop transcriptions. This year’s program will also feature Liam Teague, an internationally renowned steel pan performer, educator, composer, and arranger.

Location: Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall and Virtual