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 University students William Kan & Kyle Thomas) a new quartet by Nick Papador called Karass (see photo above).   Also…

The first live premiere of Casey Cangelosi’s new piece “A Stillness that Better Suits this Machine” (for Trinome, 3 triangles and two wood blocks). Check out Casey’s youtube recording: http://www.youtube.com/user/CaseyCangelosi/videos

A performance of Rupert Kettle’s “Tambourines” for 3 tambourines

A premiere of my newest composition called “Anahit” for 2 percussionists playing all Zildjian instruments.   Anahit is the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology and is dedicated to Craigie and Debbie Zildjian.