Here's the six member percussion section of the Florida Wind Band showing part of their collection of Grover Pro products. The band was formed to carry on the rich band traditions established by John Phillip Sousa, Edwin Franko Goldman and Frederick Fennell. based in the Tampa Bay area, they present five different concerts Oct - July. Click HERE to go to the band's Facebook page.
Kevin Sayers, Tyler Carr, Amanda Odom, Fai Fai Ho, Zachary Hale and Kevin von Kampen
Boise, ID percussionist and educator Pat Flaherty came to visit us today. Pat is a longtime friend and supporter of Grover Pro. He picked up a set of Grover Performance Snares for a special Gene Krupa model Radio King snare drum he is restoring.
Pat maintains a robust teaching studio in Boise, serving over 50 students! If you are in the Boise area and looking for a top tier teacher contact Pat. If you're lucky he'll fit you in!
The Oberlin Percussion Institute will be held on the campus of Oberlin Conservatory in Oberlin Ohio from June 25 to July 1, 2017. The faculty this year will include Chris Deviney (Philadelphia Orchestra), Jauvon Gilliam (National Symphony Orchestra), Mike Rosen (Oberlin Conservatory), Al Otte (Cincinnati Conservatory, Percussion Group Cincinnati) and Larry Snider (University of Akron). For complete information go to:
http://new.oberlin.edu/office/summer-programs/index/percussion/
We'd like to congratulate Karina Yau on the opening of INITIAL P, a percussion specialty shop located in Hong Kong.
Karina is a superb percussionist (and Grover Pro endorser) herself, having trained with our friend, Jon Haas, at NYU.
If you're a serious percussionist who finds him/herself in Hong Kong be sure to check out Initial P. Tell Karina Neil sent you!
Justin Mabry, Adjunct Percussion Instructor at Mars Hill University, was a featured clinician at UVA-Wise on Friday March 17th, 2017. Justin presented master classes on rudimental drumming, and both orchestral and world percussion methods. Special emphasis was placed on practicing efficiently, a subject that is often ignored. The presentation included a discussion covering techniques for tambourine, triangle, hand cymbals, suspended cymbal, and hand drums.
