Jonathan Haas is a Professor of Music, Director of Percussion Studies, Co-Director of the orchestra program, and conductor of the Contemporary Music Ensemble at New York University. He also teaches at the Juilliard Pre-College (JPC) Division, conducts the JPC Percussion Ensemble, as well as the Aspen Music Festival Percussion Ensemble. Mr. Haas is Principal Percussionist…
Principal Percussionist of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, William J. James earned a Bachelor of Music from Northwestern University, and a Master of Music from the New England Conservatory. He has performed with many outstanding ensembles such as: the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the…
Head of the Percussion Program at Rutgers University, Joseph Tompkins is also an Adjunct Professor at the Mannes College of Music, and has presented masterclasses throughout the United States and across Europe. Professor Tompkins’ compositions for snare drum are internationally recognized, and he has been commissioned to compose works for the percussion sections of the…
Casey Cangelosi is an Associate Professor and Director of Percussion Studies at James Madison University. He holds music degrees from Rice University, The Boston Conservatory, and Utah State University. A sought after commissioned composer, Professor Cangelosi is deemed by colleagues and critics alike as the Paganini of Percussion and The voice of a new generation.…
Professor of Snare Drum and Drum Set at Grand Canyon University, Steve Fitch holds the position of Associate Principal Timpanist, Percussion, and Drum Set with The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra (PSO). Mr. Fitch earned a Bachelor’s of Music degree in percussion performance under the tutelage of Michael Rosen at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. While at…
Director of Percussion at South Dakota State University (SDSU), Dr. Aaron Ragsdale teaches applied percussion, percussion pedagogy, conducts the SDSU Percussion Ensemble, and serves as Assistant Director of the renowned Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Oklahoma; a Master of Music from the…
A concert artist and clinician for Malletech and the Zildjian Company, Dr. Blake Tyson is also Professor of Music at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA); a faculty member at the Interlochen Arts Camp; and served on the faculties of New Mexico State University, and the University of Alabama. He holds a DMA from the…
Dr. Andy Harnsberger is a Professor of Music and Coordinator of the Percussion Department at Lee University. He earned his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University, and went on to receive the prestigious Performer’s Certificate, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music. …
Inducted into the Percussive Arts Society’s Hall of Fame in 2010, Stanley Leonard achieved prominence in the music world during his distinguished thirty eight year career (1956-1994) as Principal Timpanist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO). With the PSO he performed internationally, on television productions, on over fifty recordings, premiering several major new works for…
Associate Professor of Percussion at the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, Dr. William Shaltis is Principal Timpanist of the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra, the Boise Baroque Orchestra, and regularly performs with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Formerly, he served as the Principal Timpanist for the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Percussionist of…