From my DMA Percussion recital at the University of North Texas (3/1/25)
Performed by the UNT 8 O'Clock Steel Band at UNT's Global Rhythms Concert (10/30/25)
Arranged by Jonah Payne for the UNT 2 O'Clock Steel Band. This video is from UNT's Global Rhythms Concert on 4/23/25.
North Texas Wind Symphony at CBDNA in March 2025, hosted at Texas Christian University.
This is a documentary about the making of the album Traveler by Chih-I Hsiao. My composition for vibraphone and erhu, Dream Land, is part of this project!
My duet “Dream Land” on Chih-I Hsiao’s album, Traveler.
Chih-I Hsiao: erhu
Jonah Payne: vibraphone
Ethan Patterson: audio engineer
North Texas Wind Symphony Concert 2/6/25
Here is the UNT 8 O’Clock Steel Band playing my arrangement of Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” at the Music at Noon Concert (10/25/24)!
Spilled Milk Percussion Collective at NCTC.
This video is from my final concert of 2024 with the UNT Wind Symphony!
This video is from my final concert of 2024 with the UNT Wind Symphony!
This video is from my final concert of 2024 with the UNT Wind Symphony!
This video is from my final concert of 2024 with the UNT Wind Symphony!
This is an original composition I wrote for the University of Nebraska's Club Panguin in 2019.
Here is an arrangement I made for the UNT 8 O'Clock Steel Band under the leadership of Nathan Siegel!
Personnel (left to right): Andrew Kinsey–Jhal
Rhiannon Robinson–Jhal
Jonah Payne–Tassa
Christian Baugher–Tassa
Ethan Cowburn–Tassa
Mikey Speziale–Dhol
Joshua Bedeau–Dhol
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Christian Baugher–Audio Engineer
Jonah Payne–Video Editing
From my final master's recital on 4/13/24 at Northern Illinois University!
Personnel (left to right):
Jalen Charles–Tenor Pan
Jared Schultz–Soprano Sax
Jonah Payne–Tabla, Double seconds
Nat Lin–Bass
Joshua Bedeau–Drum Set
Mikey Speziale–Congas
Personnel (left to right):
Ethan Cowburn–Jhal
Rhiannon Robinson–Jhal
Joshua Bedeau–Tassa
Jonah Payne–Tassa
Mikey Speziale–Tassa
Andrew Kinsey–Dhol
Christian Baugher–Dhol
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Christian Baugher–Audio Engineer
Jonah Payne–Video Editing
Piphat Ensemble:
Fernando Marroquin Mendoza, pi
Jonah Payne, ranad ek
Chih-I Hsiao, khwang wong yai
Chamni Sripraram, taphon and director
Jocelyn Kuntz, ching
Ethan Patterson, audio engineer
Jonah Payne, video editor
Tzu Yun Chiu, videographer
From my final master's recital at Northern Illinois University–4/13/24
I made this bembe arrangement of Bobby Timmons' tune, Dat Dere, in the fall of 2022. It is finally premiered here on my final master's recital in April of 2024 at NIU!
Gabriel Wade–Trumpet
Spencer Mackey–Trombone
Jared Schultz–Alto Sax
Ryan Bills–Tenor Sax
Austyn Menk–Piano
Nat Lin–Bass
Jonah Payne–Drums
Personnel (left to right):
Ethan Cowburn–Jhal
Mikey Speziale–Jhal
Andrew Kinsey–Tassa
Jonah Payne–Tassa
Joshua Bedeau–Tassa
Rhiannon Robinson–Dhol
Christian Baugher–Dhol
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Christian Baugher–Audio Engineer
Jonah Payne–Video Editing
Arcomusical performing at Studio A Cafe in DeKalb, Illinois, featuring Greg Beyer, Jean Christophe-Leroy, Christian Baugher, and myself.
Imbaloke - Inle - Babalú-Ayé - Osain
Arcomusical performing at Studio A Cafe in DeKalb, Illinois, featuring Greg Beyer, Jean Christophe-Leroy, Christian Baugher, and myself.
Imbaloke - Inle - Babalú-Ayé - Osain
Arcomusical performing at Studio A Cafe in DeKalb, Illinois, featuring Greg Beyer, Jean Christophe-Leroy, Christian Baugher, and myself.
Elegua - Ògún - Ochosi
This video is from my second master's recital at Northern Illinois University on April 13, 2024.
Personnel (left to right):
Rhiannon Robinson–Jhal
Ethan Cowburn–Jhal
Mikey Speziale–Tassa
Jonah Payne–Tassa
Joshua Bedeau–Tassa
Andrew Kinsey–Dhol
Christian Baugher–Dhol
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Christian Baugher–Audio Engineer
Jonah Payne–Video Editing
We had an amazing time premiering Russell Hartenberger’s new work for percussion ensemble and 5 vocalists!
This is part of a larger project that I have been working on with Dr. Greg Beyer, Jean Christophe-Leroy, and Christian Baugher. We learned the sacred Oro Seco on batá drums, and then we arranged the music for berimbaus with caxixi accompaniment.
Title: 桃花 (Peach Blossom)
Composer: Sachelle R D Thomas
Year: 2022
Performed by: Jonah Payne
Video by: Jonah Payne and Christian Baugher
This piece was commissioned by a consortium of players in April of 2022 and is now available for public purchase!
This video is from the premiere of my piece “Dreamland” at the penultimate night of the NIU World Music Festival on 4/14/23. This features Chih-I Hsaio on erhu and Christian Baugher on vibraphone!
Here is a video of me performing Mourning Dove Sonnet by Christopher Deane on my senior recital on 11/20/21.
Togetherness is a song I wrote with my good friend, Madeline Reddel. We performed it as a duet as well as with our full band, Past Casual, for many years. This video was part of our submission for the 2021 NPR Tiny Desk Concert!
Vocals - Madeline Reddel
Steel pans - Jonah Payne
Audio/Video - Simon Clark
This is a double second duet that my good friend, Louis Raymond-Kolker, and I commissioned by Jonathan Scales. It also features Sienna Blaw with the dancing. Film credits to John Erbach and John Wayne Duke.
Here I am performing Viñao’s significant marimba work, “Burritt Variations,” at NIU.
This is a video of Dream-Life State by Jonathan Scales from my senior recital 11/20/21! I believe it is the first cover ever recorded of Dream-Life State! We substituted the bass solo for some solos with trumpet, clarinet, tenor saxophone, and double seconds. I hope you all enjoy.
Clarinet – Bryan Canonigo
Tenor Sax – Richard Batelaan
Trumpet – Metro Lyle
Drumset – Eric Espinoza
Bass – Andy Vaggalis
Cello – Sam Stanley
Violin – Lucy Collins
Double Seconds – Jonah Payne
Treetops is a song I wrote with my good friend, Madeline Reddel. We performed it as a duet as well as with our full band, Past Casual, for many years. This video was part of our submission for the 2021 NPR Tiny Desk Concert!
Vocals - Madeline Reddel
Steel pans - Jonah Payne
Audio/Video - Simon Clark
This video is from the premiere of my arrangement of Michael Lowenstern’s “Better” at the College of DuPage Percussion Ensemble Concert on 5/10/23.
This is a cover of Desert by the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra performed at my sophomore recital with Andrew Wray! We performed a mix of 2 versions-- one from "One-Track Mind" (2006) & one from "Mixtape Symphony" (2014). I transcribed Scales' solo from the latter of the two recordings and performed it in this cover.
Double Seconds - Jonah Payne
Drumset - Andrew Wray
Electric Bass - Christian Chesanek
Camera 1 - Jacob Champoux
Camera 2 - Chris Goulet
Editing - Jacob Champoux
Here is a video of me performing Side by Side on my senior recital on 11/20/21.
Tongue Drum – Jonah Payne
Audio/Video editing – Jonah Payne
Videographer – Ryan Kimball
Performed by the University of Nebraska Percussion Ensemble at PASIC 2019.
Dr. Dave Hall, director
Video and Audio by Blank House Media: https://www.blankhousemedia.com
Performed by the University of Nebraska Percussion Ensemble at PASIC 2019.
Dr. Dave Hall, director
Madeline and I performed our original song 'Togetherness' at a First Friday art show on November 1st, 2019! Enjoy!!
DANCERS - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dance Studio* (error in video)
Video - Patrick McCarthy
Vocals - Madeline Reddel
Double seconds - Jonah Payne
Location - Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
This video is from my (virtual) junior recital at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln!
Vibes – Jonah Payne
Audio/Video Editing – Jonah Payne
Audio/Video Recording – Ryan Kimball
Daydreaming in the Rain is a new work for percussion ensemble composed by Andrew Wray. The work ties together Wray's ear for jazz harmony and love for all things rhythmic, like groove, odd meters, and syncopation. Each section builds on what came before it, ultimately circling around to a final statement of one of the piece's themes, but recontextualized orchestrationally and rhythmically.
Score and parts for "Daydreaming in the Rain" are available at awraymusic.com/shop
I commissioned this piece from Sapphire in 2019, and it was premiered at the UNL Flyover New Music Series on October 3rd, 2019. I played double second steel pans, and Erik Strikland played piano.
Please enjoy this solo from my junior recital! If possible, I would recommend listening with headphones!
Tenor pan/crotales – Jonah Payne
Video/audio editing – Jonah Payne
Video/audio recording – Ryan Kimball
Performed by John Wayne Duke, Ryan Kimball, Jonah Payne, and Colton Reddoch
Audio and video by Ryan Kimball and Jonah Payne
Lead Pan= John Wayne Duke
Double Seconds= Jonah Payne
Triple Guitars= Andrew Wray
Variation 1= 1:30
Variation 2= 2:49
Variation 3= 4:04
Variation 4= 5:18
Variation 5= 6:28
Variation 6= 7:30
Variation 7= 8:36
Variation 8= 9:44
Fratres has been arranged for a variety of instrumentations over the years. For my sophomore recital, I arranged this beautiful piece for steel pan trio (lead, double seconds, and triple guitars). I referenced 5-6 other arrangements when writing this piece.
My former band, Past Casual, performing and interviewing as part of the Huskers in the Spotlight series in 2020. These are original compositions of mine, with lyrics by Madeline Reddel!
Feat. Madeline Reddel (vocals), Ben Stuart (piano), Noah Gose (guitar), Ellie Stone (bass), Eric Espinoza (drum set), and myself (drum set and steel pans).
I hope y'all enjoy Do Not Panic by Jonathan Scales (arr. Matt Ehlers)!!
Drumset - Andrew Wray
Pans and Production - Jonah Payne
I played double seconds on this recording from Jonathan Scales' 2019 record, Mindstate Music!
I played double seconds on this recording from Jonathan Scales' 2019 record, Mindstate Music!
I played double seconds on this recording from Jonathan Scales' 2019 record, Mindstate Music!
I played double seconds on this recording from Jonathan Scales' 2019 record, Mindstate Music!
I played double seconds on this recording from Jonathan Scales' 2019 record, Mindstate Music!
I played double seconds on this recording from Jonathan Scales' 2019 record, Mindstate Music!
"mischief of one kind" for steelband
composed by Louis Raymond-Kolker
performed by:
Jonathan Anderson
Audrey Holden
Diana Loomer
Sam Moore
Jonah Payne
Louis Raymond-Kolker
Daniel Robertson
Morgan Tao
"Spectrum" for steel pan ensemble
composed by Alexis C. Lamb (alexislamb.com)
performed by
Alex Richard
Anthony McIntosh
John Wayne Duke
Jonah Payne
Jonathan Anderson
Lauren Molloy
Louis Raymond-Kolker
Composed and arranged by Andrew Wray. Performed for an NET "Friday Live" broadcast in 2019.
Premiered April 5th, 2019 at the UNL Flyover event. Featured Percussionists: Leon Zajimovic: marimba, vibraphone, and timbales, Anthony McIntosh: marimba, djembe, and kick drum, Jonah Payne: marimba, double second steel pans, and bongos, Dietrich Hitt: marimba, timpani, and gong
The First Noel was arranged by Mervyn Warren and transcribed/adapted for steel pan quartet by Jason Sivert.
List of Performers:
Joshua Garrett - Tenor 1
Matthew Kiser - Tenor 1
Jason Sivert - Tenor 1
Kailey Filben - Tenor 2
Barry Mannette - Tenor 2
Shelby Rochez - Tenor 2
Jonah Payne - Double Seconds
Jason Sivert - Double Seconds
Jimmy Wright - Double Seconds
Cat Keith - Triple Guitars
Nicholas Reidmiller - Triple Cellos
Jason Sivert - Triple Guitars