ABOUT Rhythmic Mindfulness SESSION TITLE: Rhythmic Mindfulness Constantly tapping on everything possible, Max was taken to a therapist at the age of 6. His therapist asked his parents, “have you considered purchasing your son a drum?” 29 years later, the tapping has only gotten louder. From Penn State jazz ensemble, to touring the country in…
ABOUT Maria Finkelmeier SESSION TITLE: Multi-sensory Performance with Maria Finkelmeier Named a “one-woman dynamo” by the Boston Globe, Maria is a percussionist, composer, new media artist, and professor. Whether it’s scoring conceptual art films or serving as director, composer, and performer in multi-sensory performances and public art installations, her work continually transcends both genre and medium. …
ABOUT Daniel Márquez López SESSION TITLE: Robotic Drums VIRTUAL SESSION DATE & TIME: Coming soon… Tatita Márquez–musician, researcher and Marca Pais cultural ambassador–is leader of the Tatita Márquez Group, which fuses musical avant-garde and technology. With training in Uruguay, Sao Paulo and New York, he has represented his country in international events. His thirty publications…
ABOUT Fabian Ziegler SESSION 1 TITLE: Innovation of New Works and Technology in Percussion RepertoirePresenting with John Psathas SESSION 2 TITLE: Healthy Life as a Percussionist Fabian Ziegler has already commissioned an impressive number of new works for percussion instruments and has thus already achieved one of the goals of his still young career. He…
ABOUT Kathryn Irwin SESSION TITLE: Is This Madness?… VIRTUAL SESSION DATE & TIME: Coming soon… Dr. Kathryn Irwin is the Assistant Professor of Percussion for the University of Louisiana’s Monroe School of Visual and Performing Arts. Kathryn is a percussion performer and educator from Petal, Mississippi. She has performed with scholastic and professional ensembles throughout…
ABOUT pax duo SESSION TITLE: Projection Mapping and Live Performance Software in Percussion Chamber Music pax duo is a dynamic percussion project created by Micah Detweiler and Tristan Swihart. Based in Elkhart, IN and Madison, WI, pax duo aims to expand the possibilities of contemporary percussion through collaboration and new creation. To that end they…
ABOUT Aaron Ragsdale SESSION TITLE: The Right Lick with the Right Stick (and Right Quick): Development, Motivation and Maturation of Keyboard Percussionists in the Contemporary Band Program VIRTUAL SESSION DATE & TIME: Coming soon… Aaron Ragsdale is Professor of Percussion at South Dakota State University where he teaches applied percussion and percussion pedagogy, conducts the…
ABOUT Adam Tan SESSION TITLE: The Self-Made Percussionist: 10 Tips To Build Your Career Opportunities Adam Tan is a marimba soloist, composer and content creator based in Perth (Boorloo), Australia. Adam is most known for making online content about percussion with over 45,000 followers and 10 million views across all platforms. Adam has performed and…
ABOUT Alphonso Young, Jr. SESSION TITLE: Practice OLD, Playing YOUNG Drummer/percussionist Alphonso M. Young, Jr. has been a professional musician for more than 50 years. As the drummer with the Eric Byrd Trio, his versatile and imaginative style of performance has not only charmed audiences around the world, but has led such noted artists as…
ABOUT Frank Ferraro SESSION TITLE: Enhance Drumming Education with Psychology VIRTUAL SESSION DATE & TIME: Coming soon… Frank Ferraro is a psychology professor and drum instructor from Lincoln, Nebraska. He earned his doctorate in psychology from Kansas State University in 2003. He has taught psychology courses at the university level for over 20 years. Frank…
