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Build and Play Your Own Cajón Drum with Michael Kotzan
Presented in collaboration with Soundwork Foundation
Build and Play Your Own Cajón Drum with Michael Kotzan
and presented in collaboration with Soundworks Foundation
Saturday, May 23, 2026 from 9am-4:00pm (includes a half-hour lunch break)
and Sunday, May 24, 2026 from 10am-2pm (may include a half-hour lunch break)
Members $400, non-members $450
Materials provided
No prior woodworking experience necessary
Join percussionist and instrument maker Michael Kotzen for a cajón building workshop.
About cajóns: Originally from Peru, the cajón is a wooden box drum now widely used in contemporary acoustic settings to simulate a drum set and has become a staple in unplugged performance.
Participants will build their own instrument while gaining insight into the materials and construction that shape its sound. No prior woodworking experience is necessary. Each participant will leave with their own performance-ready cajón. Presented in collaboration with Soundworks Foundation.