Sacramento State is brimming with music and environmental concern this week. On Monday Sept. 18, J.B. Smith, a music professor and the Coordinator of Percussion Studies at Arizona State University, will give a concert titled, “Music for Percussion and Electronics.” Smith is an accomplished composer and writer, having contributed articles to publications such as “The Instrumentalist,” “Percussive Notes,” “American Music Teacher” and “The Canadian Band Journal,” according to Glenn Disney, a Sac State Music Department faculty member.

This concert may hold special interest for students and community members who have previous experience or knowledge of percussion. “I’m an old drummer back from high school and so it actually sounds pretty cool. I’m interested in all kinds of percussion and I’d like to see how it forms together,” Junior Dustin Carlson said.

The concert is free and will begin at 7:30 pm in Capistrano Hall. For further information, email Disney at [email protected].

Martin Sorrow, an acoustic blues/pop artist will give a free concert at noon, Wednesday Sept. 20 in the University Union’s Serna Plaza. Sorrow has played 275 shows across the Western United States and has become known for his powerful songwriting and memorable live shows, according to www.storrowmusic.com.

Storrow is touring college campuses and clubs to promote his full-length album that will hit stores in February 2007.

“I’m interested in seeing Martin Storrow because I went on his website when I heard he was coming to Sac State and his music is actually pretty nice. He plays really good guitar,” Sophomore Jessica Sheppard said.

“Sin and Bones” and “Midnight Daydreams,” two of the tracks off Storrow’s upcoming album, can be heard on storrowmusic.com.

On Thursday Sept. 21 there will be several free screenings of the Al Gore global warming documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.” The documentary was an instant hit at the Sundance Film Festival and “offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man’s fervent crusade to halt global warming’s deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it,” according to www.climatecrisis.net.

“It’s nice to see a movie coming out that doesn’t pander to the popular culture, but actually has a point,” Junior Andrew Carhart said.

Screenings of the film will be offered at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., with a final showing at 7:00 p.m. There will also be panel discussions at noon and 8:40 p.m. These discussions will not only focus on the film but the idea of global warming and what we as citizens can do to help. For more information visit www.csus.edu/union/unique/event.html and www.climatecrisis.net.

Bridget can be reached at [email protected]