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• KoSA 13 Shakes Up The Vermont Green Mountains

  - 2009-01-01

  For the thirteenth year, the serene countryside of Vermont roared to life with the thunderous sounds of drums and percussion in the little village of Castleton. KoSA International Percussion Workshops and Festival held its annual drum camp this past July 30 to August 3 at Castleton State College. Established by...

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• KOSA ELEVEN/LIVE 2006

  - 2008-07-01

  KOSA ELEVEN/LIVE 2006DVD LEVEL: ALL $29.95 ***There's a wealth of information dispensed on this DVD. The diverse collection of artists is striking and presents a "no borders" approach to drumming, rhythm, and music in general. The varied percussion clips include expressive, masterful solos from world percussion maestro OLEN VELEZ and...

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• KoSA Cuba 2008

  - 2008-05-01

  The 6th edition of the KoSA Cuba Festival and Study Program will be taking place October 19-26, 2008. The weeklong program gives attendees the chance to experience hands-on classes with major Cuban artists, concerts, lectures, as well as historical and cultural visits. It's held in conjuction with the Havana Fiesta...

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• KOSA DRUM CAMP AND FESTIVAL DATES

  - 2008-01-01

  The KoSA International Percussion Workshop Drum Camp and Festival will return to the campus of Castleton State College, nestled in the Green Mountains of southern Vermont for the 13th annual presentation of the event from July 30 - August 3, 2008. The KoSA Workshop is a hands-on, intensive drums and...

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• KOSA 2007

  - 2007-12-01

  The twelth KoSA International Percussion Workshop And Festival was held August 6-12 at Vermont's Johnson State College. Participants from the UK, Canada, and the US enjoyed the unique experience of studying, eating, and living with the faculty in a camp-like setting.This year's faculty featured drumset artists Carmine Appice, Joe Bergamini,...

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• KoSA 12 & KoSA Cuba See Success

  - 2007-11-01

  The 12th KoSA International Percussion Workshop and Festival was held at Johnson State College in Johnson, VT from Aug. 6-12. Four KoSA faculty members were selected to receive KoSA's Lifetime Achievement Award: Glen Velez, Memo Acevedo, Mike Mainieri, and Carmine Appice.Attendees ranged from 12-73 years and enjoyed personalized, hands-on training...

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• KoSA 12 Comes Up Fast

  - 2007-07-01

  The KoSA International Percussion Workshop and Festival will once again be held at the campus of Johnson State College ISC, in the mountains of northern Vermont. This week-long rhythm experience will run from Aug. 6-12. KoSA 12 is a workshop that offers hands-on percussion lessons and includes study in a...

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• KoSA Cuba 2006 A Success

  - 2007-01-01

  The 5th annual KoSA Cuba event was held in Havana, Cuba this past October in conjunction with the Havana International Drum Festival at the Havana Libre hotel.Participants came from Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada, and the US for the week-long workshops, which included both master classes and intimate hands-on classes. Cuban...

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• Toca artists inject excitement into KOSA

  - 2006-11-01

  This year, Toca artists were a popular team at the eleventh annual Kosa week-long percussion camp, held August 7-12 at Johnson College campus in Vermont. In this education and recreational milieu, artists performed and taught in small groups, enabling students to gain a rare one-on-one rapport with masters of percussion...

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• KoSA Eleven International Percussion & Cuba Workshop & Festival

  - 2006-09-01

  The 11th KoSA International Percussion Workshop & Festival was held from Aug. 7-13, at Johnson State College in Johnson, VT. Hundreds of people from many nations, ages and skill levels enjoyed the festival as they "rediscovered their soul".Participants from the UK, Belgium, Canada and the US enjoyed hands-on training and...

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