As the summer comes to a close, it’s great to look back at Interlochen and all the fantastic musical happenings - main photo is of the percussion section at the Interlochen Adult Band Camp. Guests included the below as well as many more. Faculty was
In memory of Steve Weiss 1943 - 2014 A great friend...we’ll miss you Steve. Photo above with Steve at PASIC 2011
Boston Conservatory’s Spring Percussion Ensemble Concert was a great success! Check out the program below.
The University of Connecticut Percussion Ensemble presented their Spring concert - Keith Aleo Director, Tom Reaves and Nate Gworek Graduate Assistants. Repertoire was: Strange Loops by Patrick Long Intentions - Eugene Novotney Pegasus - Ben Wahlund (John Schauster soloist) Mother Goose Suite - Ravel, Arr.
I did clinics at two wonderful schools - Brigham Young University and Utah State University. The host at Utah State University was a former student of mine, Jason Nicholson. At Brigham Young (photo above), I had the good fortune to meet a new friend, percussion
My good friend and colleague Jean Baptiste Leclere, 1st percussionist with the Paris Opera, visited NY and Boston in March. As part of his visit, he presented an amazing class at Boston Conservatory and the University of CT. (U of CT students pictured above) His
I visited the University of Denver, Lamont School of Music, in February - the teacher there is a long time friend of mine, John Kinzie. John is also the principal percussionist of the Colorado Symphony and also plays out at the Grand Teton Summer Music Festival
I had the good fortune to be a guest artist at the Illinois Day of Percussion. Highlights of the event included judging a student mock audition & presenting a clinic based on the audition. Also, premiering (with Jerry Noble and two of his Wright State
First was the Percussion Studio Recital featuring the Music of Nexus. This concert evolved as I was working with several of my students picking SD solos. I ended up suggesting 3 different pieces from the Nexus Snare Drum Portfolio (LINK: http://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/nexus-portfolio-for-snare-drum/snare-drum-solo). Then, I thought “why not
Every year, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) is an amazing event for many reasons. Not only is PASIC about percussion, but it’s about people. Connecting and reconnecting - I just love PASIC because it’s about my two favorite things in life - percussion