Walking into the Weis Center for the Performing Arts to watch Drum Tao, I noticed the crowd before anything else. On a night when the cold felt especially unforgiving, when staying inside would have been easier, the hall was full. Families sat beside students. Faculty members greeted neighbors. Coats were folded over armrests. Programs were already open in people’s hands. Everyone had come ready to give the evening their attention. When the performance began, the sound moved through the room like a wave. It started at the stage and spread outward, passing through the seats, the floor and the walls […]