Student percussion group that stages themed shows played on buckets, cups, and boomwhackers for campus audiences.
Also known as HarvardTHUD
- Joining
- AuditionFirst-years eligible · No experience needed
- Meets
- Get together on Monday evenings
About
We're THUD (The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers), a student-run organization at Harvard College that likes to get together on Monday evenings and hit things. We play everything with percussive potential: drum set battles, arrangements of pop and classical music, original pieces on found instruments like plastic cups and chalkboards, drumming on buckets, and more. Inspirations include STOMP and the Blue Man Group. We perform around Harvard Square when it's nice out and are available for gigs in the Cambridge and Boston area, but our work culminates at the end of each semester with our shows. It's honestly hard to convey exactly what we do in just words, so if you want to learn more, check out the video below!
How to join
- Audition — You perform for the group, often with a callback round.
Details
- Status
- Recognized
- Dues
- No dues required
What they do
- Performance and workshop at Winthrop Grille
- West African drumming performance at the Nigerian Students Association gala
- Performances around Harvard Square and gigs in the Cambridge and Boston area
- End-of-semester shows
- Weekly Monday evening sessions
- Drum set battles, pop and classical arrangements, original pieces on found instruments, bucket drumming
- Performing with percussive instruments, including everyday items such as brooms and plastic SOLO cups
- Performing with boomwhackers
In the news
- Hip-Hop Goes 'Underground' at HarvardThe Harvard CrimsonSep 9, 2014
More links
- @harvardundergraddrummersFacebook
- Wikipedia articleLink
- @UCA5WFIgs4O7uNjVCTgWqP5gYouTube
Sources
- Hip-Hop Goes 'Underground' at Harvard | The Harvard CrimsonThe Harvard Crimson · seen Sep 30, 2026
- THUD Spring 2023 Show: Mission THUDpossible (8pm) — The Harvard Undergraduate DrummersOther website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- THUD Spring 2023 Show: Mission THUDpossible (4pm) — The Harvard Undergraduate DrummersOther website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Website — The Harvard Undergraduate DrummersOther website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Auditions — The Harvard Undergraduate DrummersOther website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- The Harvard Undergraduate DrummersOther website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers - WikipediaOther website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Instagram: @harvardundergraddrummersSocial account · seen Oct 3, 2026
- Wikipedia: List of Harvard College undergraduate organizationsOther website · seen Oct 1, 2026
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