Casey recently returned from guest lecturing at Morehead State University. Despite his very busy schedule, which includes performing, teaching and composing, Casey took time out to arrange a photo shoot for us.
For more photos and to hear some of Casey's innovative percussion music, be sure to check out Casey's terrific website.
London based percussionist Jody Linscott, stopped by today to visit us. She brought some very interesting prototype and everyone here was impressed (keep your eyes open for more about this). While here, Jody picked up a pair of our new concert castanets and completely fell in love with them! Jody Linscott has worked with a number of well-known musicians, including Jaki Graham, Dido, Elton John, The Who, Mike Oldfield, Billy Bragg, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Roger Daltrey, Ray Davies, John Entwistle, John Wesley Harding, Kokomo, Patti LaBelle, Nils Lofgren, John Mayall, Robert Palmer, Pet Shop Boys, Simon Phillips, David Sanborn, Pete Townshend, Jay-Z, Avril Lavigne, Tom Jones, Daryl Hall, Atomic Kitten, Blue, Bryan Adams, Don Henley,...
Endorser and St. Louis Symphony Principal Percussionist Will James is seeking participants to perform at his Snare Drum Lab which will be help at PASIC on Saturday Nov. 3rd at 9 am. PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Convention) is the largest gathering of percussionists in the world!
First introduced at PASIC 2001, Symphonic Labs are instructional, hands-on sessions for percussion students focusing in orchestral music. The presenter of each Lab demonstrates and performs for a portion of the 50 minute session, during which selected student players perform and receive helpful critique from the presenter, in this case Will James.
For more information, contact Percussive Arts Society, E-mail: percarts@pas.org;Tel: 317-974-4488; Fax: 317-974-4499.
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Join Grover Pro Endorser Greg Zuber (Metropolitan Orchestra & Julliard School) when he performs as part of the 100th birthday celebration concert for avant-garde composer John Cage. The concert, which is scheduled for September 5th, will take place in Symphony Space, NY. Start time is 8pm. Works to be played include: Living Room Music and Third Construction.
Formed in 2009 at the University of Texas at Austin, "Line Upon Line" percussion has set out to expand their repertoire through the commission of new works. The group's first disc, released in August 2011, contains four pieces written for the trio by Austin composers. In 2011, the trio was nominated for an Austin Critics' Table Award for Best Classical Ensemble. October 2011 brought the premiere of their project with architects Emily Little and Norma Yancey, seeing times are not hidden, a site-specific work for three performers and custom chimes. line upon line percussion maintains educational and outreach roles with the Austin Chamber Music Center and has performed at various academic institutions around the country. The group has also performed...
