St. Louis Principal Percussionist, Will James, will be presenting at the Southern Illinois University Summer Percussion Institute.
When: June 11, 2013: 10 am
Title of Clinic: Preparation: How to approach a new work on Day One
Contact:
Daniel R. Smithiger
Percussion/Director of Basketball Bands
Department of Music/College of Arts and Sciences
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Box 1771
Edwardsville, IL. 62026
dsmithi@siue.edu
(618) 650-3913
Principal Timpanist of the U.S. Navy Band (ret.), Dr. Gauthreaux is a sought after clinician and percussion educator. He has presented percussion master classes at the University of Maryland, Howard University, Louisiana State University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He has also been a featured clinician at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, Maryland Day of Percussion, Virginia Day of Percussion, South Central Regional Music Conference, the Louisiana Music Educators Conference, the Armed Forces School of Music, and the Nebraska Band Masters Convention. Guy’s timpani and percussion playing can be heard on numerous recordings with the United States Navy Band and the Washington Winds, and he is also featured on recordings...
Utah Symphony Principal Percussionist Keith Carrick joined the Utah Symphony as Principal Percussionist in 2012. From 2007 to 2012, he was Principal Percussionist of the Sarasota Orchestra, and appeared as guest soloist with the orchestra on several occasions. While in Sarasota, Keith was also on faculty at the State College of Florida. Keith has performed and taught extensively across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Originally from Mt. Airy, Maryland, Keith began his musical studies at age 8 in the public schools and at age 15 honed his classical training through the National Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Fellowship Program. He went on to graduate from Boston University as a student of Tim Genis, and the New England Conservatory as a student...
Percussion Trio Line Upon Line's busy concert season comes to a close with performances at the Menil Collection, the Protos Festival, and an appearance at the Victoria Bach Festival.
This summer the group will begin work on four new commissions, soon to be added to their expanding repertoire. FOr more info about the group CLICK HERE.
Back in 1931 the term “Ionization” wasn’t a common household term. It was, however, the title of a pioneering piece of music by Edgar Varese that helped launch the realm of Percussion Ensemble music as a genre in its own right.
“Ionization has been recognized as one of the most important works of the 20th century both historically and as a cohesive work of literature,” said Robert McCormick, Professor of Music at the University of South Florida.
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