- Music
- Class of 2019
- Coventry, CT
Glenden Merrell Presents at COPLAC in Mansfield
2017 Oct 23
A group of student researchers from Eastern Connecticut State University recently presented at the annual northeast conference for the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). From Oct. 13-14, Eastern was one of eight colleges to participate in the symposium, this year located at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania.
Among the students was Glenden Merrell '18 who partook in a group musical performance (with other Eastern students) titled "Korean Samul Nori." Merrell resides in Coventry and majors in music.
Samul nori is a genre of Korean traditional music that first came about in the late 1970s. The root of Samul nori is a folk music tradition known as p'ungmul or nongak (farmers' music). It is typically performed by trained musicians in a more virtuosic manner using only four percussive instruments from the p'ungmul tradition.
COPLAC is a consortium of 30 public liberal arts colleges and universities spanning 28 states and one Canadian province. Established in 1987, it serves to promote the value of a public liberal arts education.