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The Marching Yellowjackets will begin their third season with pre-season camp! We have some great staff lined up for the band.
More information will be released as it becomes available.
I am excited to be one of the snare technicians at the 2019 Cyclone Marching Academy at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. More information about the event, as well as registration, is below:
https://www.music.iastate.edu/org/marching/percussioncamp
I’ll be presenting a clinic on Samba Batucada to students in the Furman University Percussion Studio.
I will be one of the guest artists at the Virginia Day of Percussion on Saturday, April 27. Other guests include Andrea Venet, Omar Carmenates, and Matt Greiner.
Where: Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA
When: 8am - 5pm
Crossroads Indoor Percussion, a WGI Independent Open Class group, will be in residence at Graceland University April 6-7. They will be rehearsing in the Shaw Center and the Closson.
Crossroads will be hosting an open rehearsal in the Closson from 9-12 on Sunday morning for any interested students. If you haven’t seen any indoor percussion, please stop by!
Interested in joining next year or coming to some experience camps? More information: https://www.crossroadsindoor.org
Graceland University is hosting our annual Percussion Day on March 26, 2019. Guest artists include Airmen Joshua Dick and Kathryn Yuill and Dr. Joe Moore III. Clinic topics will range from drum set to composition and everything in between!
This event is free, open to middle school up to college students, and you can register here: www.Graceland.edu/vpa/workshop-days
Information and exact schedule will be available as the events gets closer. Hope to see you there!
Des Moines Symphony will be performing Children’s Concerts on Tuesday March 12 (10:00am and 11:30am) and Wednesday March 13 (10:30am and 12:00pm). The repertoire includes Ives, Boyer, Williams, and more!
I will be presenting a clinic on Brazilian Percussion at the annual UCA Percussion Festival. Other clinicians include Josh Knight, Blake Tyson, and Brandon Alanis.
Graceland is excited to host Dr. Joe Galvin, Steel Pannist and Director of the Latin American Ensemble at Indiana University. While in residence, Dr. Galvin will be presenting a masterclass and performing as a special guest on the GU Percussion and Caribbean Steel Pan Ensemble Concert on November 19 at 7:30pm.
This event will be free and more details will be released at a later date.
I will be at the Dream Cymbals booth during PASIC 2018. Please check out the great products
Free and open to the public!
Paul Millette, touring percussionist with the King’s Brass, will be joining us for a marimba masterclass on Friday, Nov. 9th. Shaw Center, room 179.
Andy Miller, Music Director in the Dance Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will be visiting Graceland University to present masterclasses and perform a guest recital on Thursday evening at 7:30pm.
More details TBA...
I’m looking forward to a visit to UWSP, funded by the Great Artists, Great Speakers series! I will work with the students on Brazilian Samba Batucada, have a chance to work one on one with Applied Percussion students, and perform a Guest Artist Recital in Michelsen Hall at 7:30pm.
These events are free - I would love to see you there if you’re in the area! Thank you to Dr. Brian Baldauff for arranging this visit!
I’m looking forward to working with the students in the Mililani Marching Trojan Band!
Percussion at the Center is a percussion workshop taught by Professors Melinda Leoce and Matthew Nichols at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts. Topics covered will include keyboard, snare, and drum set fundamentals; Brazilian drumming; Percussion Ensemble; and more...
More details coming soon!
Concerts at 7:30pm Saturday and 2:00pm Sunday
More information and tickets here
Graceland Percussion Day is an event open to high schools and colleges in the cities and states surrounding Southern Iowa. High school ensembles are encouraged to sign up to receive instruction from world class guest artists. Clinics and concerts will happen throughout the day in Graceland's beautiful Shaw Center.
Guest artists for this year's event include Dr. Brian Baldauff, Dr. Bonnie Whiting, and Aaron Williams
Event calendar and details can be found here
I am excited to be performing with the Des Moines Symphony on their upcoming concerts on March 24 and 25, Masterworks 5: Apotheosis of the Dance. This concert features Christopher O'Riley on piano!
Event details are available at this link
Tickets can be purchased at this link
The GU Percussion Ensemble performs works by Evan Chapman, Steve Reich, Paul Lansky, and George Hamilton Green!
Location: Shaw Family Auditorium at the Graceland University Shaw Center
This is a FREE EVENT! It will also be live-streamed through GU's streaming service; Link TBA closer to the date of the event.
Follow Graceland Percussion here
Come visit us at the Dream Cymbals Booth!
Every Halloween the "phantoms of the orchestra" return to haunt the concert hall. The maestro and his terrified assistant must use the power of the baton to control this ghoulish orchestra of the undead and lead them in concert. The story of the Sorcerer's Apprentice is brought vividly to life in this eye-catching Family or Pops concert program.
A unique opportunity to study closely with UCF percussion faculty Thad Anderson, percussionist, composer, and contemporary/electroacoustic music specialist; Kirk Gay, world-class timpanist and orchestral musician; and Jeff Moore, internationally recognized percussion clinician, lecturer, and soloist, as well as other guest artists and instructors including Scott Herring, Blake Tyson, Melinda Leoce, and Marissa Turney.
Join us for a free post-camp concert Saturday, July 22 at 2:00 in the UCF Visual Arts Building.
I'll be working at the DREAM cymbals booth! Come say hello, and test out some incredible cymbals!
Final Camp Concert at 2:00 pm on Saturday - free and open to the public! Come see what we worked on during the week!
Where: UCF Campus - exact location TBA
When: 2:00 pm, Saturday July 18
