A founding member of the Canadian percussion ensemble Sixtrum, Dr. Fabrice Marandola is an Associate Professor of Percussion and Contemporary Music at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. Prior to his appointment at McGill, he was a Professor of Percussion at Conservatoire de Angers, the Conservatoire de Grenoble, and was a Visiting Professor…
A consultant for the Zildjian, Vic Firth, and Balter Mallet companies, Keith A. Aleo is also the Director of Percussion at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, which encompasses the Arts Camp, Percussion Institute, Adult Band Camp, and the Interlochen Arts Academy. His other teaching credits include the Boston Conservatory, The University of Rhode Island,…
Dr. Stuart Marrs is a Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Maine (UMaine), and during his 38 year tenure, he also served as Chair of the Music Division, and for the university at large, as Associate Provost, and Dean for Undergraduate Education. In addition to his work at UMaine, he taught at the…
A member of the Percussive Arts Society’s Hall of Fame, Dr. Russell Hartenberger is a Professor Emeritus, and former Dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. He holds a Ph.D. in World Music from Wesleyan University where he specialized in the music of West Africa, North & South India, and Indonesia.…
A Yamaha Performing Artist, and an endorser of Latin Percussion and Innovative Percussion, Dr. Kenyon Williams is a Professor of Music and Chair of the School of Performing Arts at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM). At MSUM, he directs the MSUM Percussion Ensemble, the Dragon Drumline, and the Fuego Tropical World Music and Percussion Ensemble,…