Short Bio (120 words)
Bob Adney - is the principal timpanist of the South Dakota Symphony and during the summers he is the timpanist for the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra. In addition he is a founding member of the Minnesota Percussion Trio (1987). Bob is the author of several self-published instructional books for percussion as well as a handful of arrangements and original compositions for percussion ensemble. March 2016 saw the premiere of his piece Duolog (percussion player and string orchestra). On the administrative side, he coordinates MacPhails School Clinic Program, Musical Passport Program, All-State Video Online Tutorials as well as Lead Teacher for the Online School Partnership program. He is co-owner of marimbarental.com and author of www.vintagemarimbamusic.com
Bob Adney - is the principal timpanist of the South Dakota Symphony and during the summers he is the timpanist for the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra. In addition he is a founding member of the Minnesota Percussion Trio (1987). Bob is the author of several self-published instructional books for percussion as well as a handful of arrangements and original compositions for percussion ensemble. March 2016 saw the premiere of his piece Duolog (percussion player and string orchestra). On the administrative side, he coordinates MacPhails School Clinic Program, Musical Passport Program, All-State Video Online Tutorials as well as Lead Teacher for the Online School Partnership program. He is co-owner of marimbarental.com and author of www.vintagemarimbamusic.com
Long Bio
Bob Adney -music educator, percussionist and timpanist, has been a part of the Twin Cities music community for more than 40 years and is a teaching artist at MacPhail Center for Music. He teaches students of all ages and abilities and is frequently the teacher of the students who are selected for All-State Band/Orchestra, GTCYS, MYS and MacPhail Concerto winners!. He has also had teaching positions at Gustavus, Hamline, Augsburg, St. Thomas, St. Olaf, Carleton, St. Cloud State University and the College of St. Benedict. He has played with virtually every musical organization in the area, and has a discography of over 22 cds performing with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. He has been playing with the South Dakota Symphony for 12 years and was appointed to the Principal Timpani Chair, Fall 2013. During the summers he is the timpanist for the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra and throughout out the church year he is the timpanist for the Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis. In addition he is a founding member of the Minnesota Percussion Trio (1987). Bob is the author of several self-published instructional books for percussion as well as a handful of arrangements and original compositions for percussion ensemble. GTCYS premiered his work entitled Duolog for String Orchestra and Timpani (or drums), March 2016. On the administrative side, he coordinates MacPhails School Clinic Program, Musical Passport Program, All-State Video Online Tutorials, MacPhail Online School Partnership program as well as co-founder of the Northland Timpani Summit. He is co-owner of marimbarental.com and author of www.vintagemarimbamusic.com
Bob Adney -music educator, percussionist and timpanist, has been a part of the Twin Cities music community for more than 40 years and is a teaching artist at MacPhail Center for Music. He teaches students of all ages and abilities and is frequently the teacher of the students who are selected for All-State Band/Orchestra, GTCYS, MYS and MacPhail Concerto winners!. He has also had teaching positions at Gustavus, Hamline, Augsburg, St. Thomas, St. Olaf, Carleton, St. Cloud State University and the College of St. Benedict. He has played with virtually every musical organization in the area, and has a discography of over 22 cds performing with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. He has been playing with the South Dakota Symphony for 12 years and was appointed to the Principal Timpani Chair, Fall 2013. During the summers he is the timpanist for the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra and throughout out the church year he is the timpanist for the Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis. In addition he is a founding member of the Minnesota Percussion Trio (1987). Bob is the author of several self-published instructional books for percussion as well as a handful of arrangements and original compositions for percussion ensemble. GTCYS premiered his work entitled Duolog for String Orchestra and Timpani (or drums), March 2016. On the administrative side, he coordinates MacPhails School Clinic Program, Musical Passport Program, All-State Video Online Tutorials, MacPhail Online School Partnership program as well as co-founder of the Northland Timpani Summit. He is co-owner of marimbarental.com and author of www.vintagemarimbamusic.com
Complete Resume
Administrative Positions Held
Co-founder of the Northland Timpani Summit 2017
GTCYS Teacher Advisory Council 2015
MacPhail Percussion Specialist 2014-2016
MacPhail Online School Partnerships Lead Teacher 2011
MacPhail Center for Music School Recruiter October 2010
Teaching Experience (Applied Percussion/Percussion Ensemble)
MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis, MN 1976-present
Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN 1997-2011
Northwestern College, Roseville, MN 1976-89, 1997-2012
Minnesota Orchestra, Adopt a School (monthly visits to schools, students are deemed at risk students) 1991-2010
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN 1985-1997
St. Thomas University 1993-1995
Carlton College, Northfield MN 1985-88
Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN 1982-89
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN 1982-89
St. Cloud University 1980-82
College of St. Benedict 1980-81
Section Coach, Minnesota Youth Symphony 1981
Studio Grand, Saint Paul, MN 1979-80
Rymer School of Music, Roseville, MN 1976-80
Performing Experience
• South Dakota Symphony, Principal Timpanist 2013
• South Dakota Symphony, Acting Principal Timpanist 2012-13
• South Dakota Symphony, Associate Principal Timpanist 2008-2013
• Mill City Opera, Timpani 2012
• Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Extra/Substitute 1980-Present
• Minnesota Percussion Trio, Founding Member 1987-present
• Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, Member, Timpanist 2001-present
• Skylark Opera, Timpani/Percussion (formerly Northstar Opera and prior to that Opera Saint Paul) 1980-2016
• Minnesota Composers Forum, Minnesota Chorale, Minnesota Opera, Joffery Ballet, New York City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, American Ballet, Dale Warland Singers, San Francisco Ballet, Houston Ballet, St. Catherine Choral Society, MN Oratorio Society 1977-present
• Minnesota Orchestra, Extra/Substitute 1976-2006
• Philomusica, Member, Percussion/Timpani 1993-1998
• Victor/Victoria, The Musical, starring Julie Andrews, World Premiere, Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, Percussion 1996
• Minnesota Sinfonia, Member, Timpani and Percussion 1989-1992
• Minneapolis Chamber Symphony, Member, Timpani/Percussion 1982-1992
Organizing Experience
Co-founder of the Northland Timpani Summit 2017-present
MacPhail and Minnesota Percussion Association Percussion Showcase Afternoon 2011
Percussion Showcase Concerts, MacPhail Center for Music 2007-present
Michael Rosen, Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 2010
Earl Yowell Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 2007
Kroumata Percussion Ensemble Concert and Masterclass, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN 2006
Leigh Howard Stevens Masterclass, Gustavus Adolphus College 2000
Bill Molenhof Clinic, Gustavus Adolphus College 1999
Nexus Percussion Ensemble Workshop, MacPhail Center for Music 1992
Bill Molenhof, MacPhail Center for Music 1991
Bob Becker Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 1990
Steve Houghton Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 1989
Amy Knoles Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 1988
David Samuels Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 1985
Leigh H. Stevens Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 1982
Fred Hinger Masterclasss, MacPhail Center for Music 1981
Education
1974-76 Mount Senario College, Ladysmith, WI
1976-77 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1987 Month Long Marimba Study Program with Leigh Howard Stevens
1976-81 Private Percussion/Timpani Study with Paula Culp of the Minnesota Orchestra
1986-1987 Private Percussion/Jazz Study with Marv Dahlgren of the Minnesota Orchestra
Recordings (CD, LP, Cassette)
Tsontakis, Works by George Tsontakis, Clair de Lune, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Xylophone/Cymbal Kotch 2007
Celebrating Global Cultures, World Voices, Erickson, (Handdrums) World Voices 2006
A World of Christmas, World Voices, Erickson, J. Rutter’s Gloria (Timpani) World Voices 2005
Valentino Dances, MN Orchestra, Oue –Argento: Valentino Dances Reference 2000
Corker –Larsen, Caroline Hartig –Clarinet (Duo) Marimba, Vibraphone, Tom-Toms, Snare Drum, Cymbal Innova /American Composers Forum 1997
Ravel Orchestrations, MN Orchestra, Oue –Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition (Xylophone, Bells) Alborada del Gracioso (Cymbals) Scheherazade-Ouvertire de Feerie (Tambourine) Debussy: Danse (Crotale) Chabrier: Menuet Pompeux (Triangle) Reference 1997
Ports of Call, MN Orchestra, Oue –Chabrier: Espana Rhapsody (Triangle) Ibert: Escales (Tambourine, Xylophone) Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien (Bells) Reference 1997
The Rite of Spring –Stravinsky, MN Orchestra, Oue (Ab Crotale, Guiro, Crash Cymbals Reference Recordings 1996
The Song of the Nightengale –Stravinsky, MN Orchestra, Oue (Triangle) Reference Recordings 1996
Salomes Dance –Strauss, MN Orchestra, Oue (Snare Drum afer M to the end, Timpani 4 e’s after I) Reference Recordings 1996
Dance –Rabaud, MN Orchestra, Oue (Tambourine, Triangle) Reference Recordings 1996
Lament and Prayer –Kernis, MN Orchestra, Zinman (ad-lib percussion) Decca 1996
From Afar…A Fantasy for Guitar and Orchestra -Schwanter, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Vibraphone, Tam-Tam) Virgin 1994
American Landscapes for Guitar and Orchestra –Foss, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Vibraphone) Virgin 1994
Façade Suites 1 and 2 –Walton, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Xylophone, Triangle) Teldec 1994
Renard –Stravinsky, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals) Teldec 1994
Suite #2 –Stravinsky, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Bass Drum, Cymbals) Teldec 1994
Troubadours (Variations for Guitar and Orchestra) –Corigliano, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff Virgin 1993
Hymns and Carols, Mount Olivet Choir, Berglund Rave Recordings 1993
Danse –Debussy, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Tambourine) Teldec 1992
Mother Goose –Ravel, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Cymbals) Teldec 1992
Cuban Overture –Gershwin, MN Orchestra, de Waart (Maracas) Virgo 1991
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Bernstein, MN Orchestra, de Waart (Conga, Police Whistle, Woodblock, Crash Cymbals)
Virgin Classics 1991
Variations on Greensleeves –Williams, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hogwood (Triangle) London1991
Sinfonietta “La Jolla” -Martinu, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hogwood (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals) London 1991
Symphony #2 –Mahler, MN Orchestra, de Waart (triangle, tam-tam, snare drum, bells) 1990
Young Peoples Guide –Britten, MN Orchestra, Marriner (tam-tam) EMI Classics 1982
Scythian Suite –Prokofieff, MN Orchestra, Skrowaczewski (bells) Vox1978
Le Sacre du Printemps –Stravinsky, MN Orchestra, Skrowaczewski (tam-tam) Vox 1977
Affiliations/Memberships
• Percussive Arts Society 1973-present
• Thursday Musical 1978-present
* National Association of Music Educators 2010-present
Awards/Competitions
* 2015 Outstanding Service Award from MacPhail Center for Music
• 1997 Certificate of Recognition from Clayton (WI) High School, Outstanding Musical Achievements
• 1989 Received Outstanding Service Award from MacPhail Center for Music
• 1987 Named to Roster of Outstanding Young Men of America
• 1980, 1981 Semi-Finalist in WAMSO Instrumental Competition
• 1980 First Place, TAMID Solo Competition
• 1980 Special Award for Instrumental Performance, Schubert Club
Summer Camps (Teaching)
• Section Percussion Coach, Allegro Con Brio Music Camp 2010-2014
• MacPhail Center for Music, Percussion Camp, Director 2008-present
• MacPhail Center for Music, Mallet Camp, Director 2003-present
• St. Olaf College Summer Music Camp 1986-1996
• Eden Prairie Band Camp 1993, 1994
• All-State Orchestra, Section Coach 1994
• All-State Band, Section Coach 1993
• National Lutheran Summer Camp 1992
• South Eastern Minnesota Youth Symphonies Camp 1992
• International Music Camp, Peace Gardens, North Dakota 1988-1992
• Arrowhead Music Camp, Barnum, MN 1980
Tours
• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 1998, Singapore/Hong Kong Tour
• Minnesota Orchestra 1998, Japan Tour
• Minnesota Orchestra 1997, West Coast Tour
• Minnesota Orchestra 1993, East Coast Tour
• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 1991, National Tour
• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 1989, Southeastern United States Tour
Compositions/Books
ArrangementsDuolog (commissioned Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies 2016) Percussion and String Orchestra
Snare Drum Book 1
Two Mallet Technique (Considerations and Application)
Drum Set Routines
Three Hundred Years, Two Timpani, One Semester
Duel (any number of students, sticks/drums)
Command V (Percussion Quartet)
Suite Musser (Percussion Octet)
March for Percussion Quartet
Concerto for Percussion Quartet
Me Re Do (Percussion Quartet)
Night Music (Mallet Quartet)
Night Music (Marimba Solo)
Quiet Moment (Marimba Solo)
Arabian Dance –Tchaikovsky arr. for Marimba Solo
Stickadiddle and Padadiddle –Percussion Sextet (2002 MacPhail Commission Program)
Perpetual Commotion (Percussion Sextet)
Spoons, Bags and Bodies (Percussion Trio)
Construction Concerto (Orchestra) 2006 MacPhail Commission
Musical Treats for Trolley (Crazy Kitchen) Percussion Quartet
Tortoise and the Hare (Percussion Quartet and Narrator)
No. 6 for Mallet Sextet – Mahler (excerpt from 6th mvt of the 3rd Symphony)
Dona Nobis Pacem arr. for Percussion Ensemble
Wipeout arr. for Percussion Ensemble
Stars and Stripe Forever – Sousa arr. for Percussion Octet
Additional Musical Experiences
• Preliminary Percussion Judge for MN Orchestra Young Artist Competition 2016
• Member MN Percussion Trio, finalist in McKnight Music Fellowship Award 2015
• Preliminary Percussion Judge for MN Orchestra Young Artist Competition 2015
• Presented clinic, Percussion Discussion V, Minnesota Music Educators Association 2/12/2010
• Judge for GTCYS Orchestra Soloist Fall 2010 (Finals)
• Preliminary Percussion Judge for WAMSO competition 2010, 11/18/2009
Administrative Positions Held
Co-founder of the Northland Timpani Summit 2017
GTCYS Teacher Advisory Council 2015
MacPhail Percussion Specialist 2014-2016
MacPhail Online School Partnerships Lead Teacher 2011
MacPhail Center for Music School Recruiter October 2010
- Recruited 450 students to Macphail via Musical Passport Program
- Set-up 500 Instrumental Clinics and coordinated between school and MacPhail faculty
- Proposed and directed All-State Video Tutorial Project
- Developed regular communication schedule with local music educators (mail/email/phone)
- Coordinated MacPhail Percussion Showcase in conjunction with Minnesota Percussion Association, February 26, 2011
- Regular routine maintenance and tuning of percussion equipment
- Started filing system of large percussion library
- Created syllabus for Crescendo for Percussion
- Actively promoted MacPhail Percussion Activities throughout the Twin Cities
- Secured a Spotlight Performance for the entire Percussion Faculty Spring 2012
Teaching Experience (Applied Percussion/Percussion Ensemble)
MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis, MN 1976-present
Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN 1997-2011
Northwestern College, Roseville, MN 1976-89, 1997-2012
Minnesota Orchestra, Adopt a School (monthly visits to schools, students are deemed at risk students) 1991-2010
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN 1985-1997
St. Thomas University 1993-1995
Carlton College, Northfield MN 1985-88
Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN 1982-89
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN 1982-89
St. Cloud University 1980-82
College of St. Benedict 1980-81
Section Coach, Minnesota Youth Symphony 1981
Studio Grand, Saint Paul, MN 1979-80
Rymer School of Music, Roseville, MN 1976-80
Performing Experience
• South Dakota Symphony, Principal Timpanist 2013
• South Dakota Symphony, Acting Principal Timpanist 2012-13
• South Dakota Symphony, Associate Principal Timpanist 2008-2013
• Mill City Opera, Timpani 2012
• Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Extra/Substitute 1980-Present
• Minnesota Percussion Trio, Founding Member 1987-present
• Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, Member, Timpanist 2001-present
• Skylark Opera, Timpani/Percussion (formerly Northstar Opera and prior to that Opera Saint Paul) 1980-2016
• Minnesota Composers Forum, Minnesota Chorale, Minnesota Opera, Joffery Ballet, New York City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, American Ballet, Dale Warland Singers, San Francisco Ballet, Houston Ballet, St. Catherine Choral Society, MN Oratorio Society 1977-present
• Minnesota Orchestra, Extra/Substitute 1976-2006
• Philomusica, Member, Percussion/Timpani 1993-1998
• Victor/Victoria, The Musical, starring Julie Andrews, World Premiere, Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, Percussion 1996
• Minnesota Sinfonia, Member, Timpani and Percussion 1989-1992
• Minneapolis Chamber Symphony, Member, Timpani/Percussion 1982-1992
Organizing Experience
Co-founder of the Northland Timpani Summit 2017-present
MacPhail and Minnesota Percussion Association Percussion Showcase Afternoon 2011
Percussion Showcase Concerts, MacPhail Center for Music 2007-present
Michael Rosen, Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 2010
Earl Yowell Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 2007
Kroumata Percussion Ensemble Concert and Masterclass, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN 2006
Leigh Howard Stevens Masterclass, Gustavus Adolphus College 2000
Bill Molenhof Clinic, Gustavus Adolphus College 1999
Nexus Percussion Ensemble Workshop, MacPhail Center for Music 1992
Bill Molenhof, MacPhail Center for Music 1991
Bob Becker Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 1990
Steve Houghton Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 1989
Amy Knoles Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 1988
David Samuels Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 1985
Leigh H. Stevens Masterclass, MacPhail Center for Music 1982
Fred Hinger Masterclasss, MacPhail Center for Music 1981
Education
1974-76 Mount Senario College, Ladysmith, WI
1976-77 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1987 Month Long Marimba Study Program with Leigh Howard Stevens
1976-81 Private Percussion/Timpani Study with Paula Culp of the Minnesota Orchestra
1986-1987 Private Percussion/Jazz Study with Marv Dahlgren of the Minnesota Orchestra
Recordings (CD, LP, Cassette)
Tsontakis, Works by George Tsontakis, Clair de Lune, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Xylophone/Cymbal Kotch 2007
Celebrating Global Cultures, World Voices, Erickson, (Handdrums) World Voices 2006
A World of Christmas, World Voices, Erickson, J. Rutter’s Gloria (Timpani) World Voices 2005
Valentino Dances, MN Orchestra, Oue –Argento: Valentino Dances Reference 2000
Corker –Larsen, Caroline Hartig –Clarinet (Duo) Marimba, Vibraphone, Tom-Toms, Snare Drum, Cymbal Innova /American Composers Forum 1997
Ravel Orchestrations, MN Orchestra, Oue –Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition (Xylophone, Bells) Alborada del Gracioso (Cymbals) Scheherazade-Ouvertire de Feerie (Tambourine) Debussy: Danse (Crotale) Chabrier: Menuet Pompeux (Triangle) Reference 1997
Ports of Call, MN Orchestra, Oue –Chabrier: Espana Rhapsody (Triangle) Ibert: Escales (Tambourine, Xylophone) Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien (Bells) Reference 1997
The Rite of Spring –Stravinsky, MN Orchestra, Oue (Ab Crotale, Guiro, Crash Cymbals Reference Recordings 1996
The Song of the Nightengale –Stravinsky, MN Orchestra, Oue (Triangle) Reference Recordings 1996
Salomes Dance –Strauss, MN Orchestra, Oue (Snare Drum afer M to the end, Timpani 4 e’s after I) Reference Recordings 1996
Dance –Rabaud, MN Orchestra, Oue (Tambourine, Triangle) Reference Recordings 1996
Lament and Prayer –Kernis, MN Orchestra, Zinman (ad-lib percussion) Decca 1996
From Afar…A Fantasy for Guitar and Orchestra -Schwanter, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Vibraphone, Tam-Tam) Virgin 1994
American Landscapes for Guitar and Orchestra –Foss, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Vibraphone) Virgin 1994
Façade Suites 1 and 2 –Walton, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Xylophone, Triangle) Teldec 1994
Renard –Stravinsky, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals) Teldec 1994
Suite #2 –Stravinsky, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Bass Drum, Cymbals) Teldec 1994
Troubadours (Variations for Guitar and Orchestra) –Corigliano, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff Virgin 1993
Hymns and Carols, Mount Olivet Choir, Berglund Rave Recordings 1993
Danse –Debussy, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Tambourine) Teldec 1992
Mother Goose –Ravel, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wolff (Cymbals) Teldec 1992
Cuban Overture –Gershwin, MN Orchestra, de Waart (Maracas) Virgo 1991
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Bernstein, MN Orchestra, de Waart (Conga, Police Whistle, Woodblock, Crash Cymbals)
Virgin Classics 1991
Variations on Greensleeves –Williams, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hogwood (Triangle) London1991
Sinfonietta “La Jolla” -Martinu, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hogwood (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals) London 1991
Symphony #2 –Mahler, MN Orchestra, de Waart (triangle, tam-tam, snare drum, bells) 1990
Young Peoples Guide –Britten, MN Orchestra, Marriner (tam-tam) EMI Classics 1982
Scythian Suite –Prokofieff, MN Orchestra, Skrowaczewski (bells) Vox1978
Le Sacre du Printemps –Stravinsky, MN Orchestra, Skrowaczewski (tam-tam) Vox 1977
Affiliations/Memberships
• Percussive Arts Society 1973-present
• Thursday Musical 1978-present
* National Association of Music Educators 2010-present
Awards/Competitions
* 2015 Outstanding Service Award from MacPhail Center for Music
• 1997 Certificate of Recognition from Clayton (WI) High School, Outstanding Musical Achievements
• 1989 Received Outstanding Service Award from MacPhail Center for Music
• 1987 Named to Roster of Outstanding Young Men of America
• 1980, 1981 Semi-Finalist in WAMSO Instrumental Competition
• 1980 First Place, TAMID Solo Competition
• 1980 Special Award for Instrumental Performance, Schubert Club
Summer Camps (Teaching)
• Section Percussion Coach, Allegro Con Brio Music Camp 2010-2014
• MacPhail Center for Music, Percussion Camp, Director 2008-present
• MacPhail Center for Music, Mallet Camp, Director 2003-present
• St. Olaf College Summer Music Camp 1986-1996
• Eden Prairie Band Camp 1993, 1994
• All-State Orchestra, Section Coach 1994
• All-State Band, Section Coach 1993
• National Lutheran Summer Camp 1992
• South Eastern Minnesota Youth Symphonies Camp 1992
• International Music Camp, Peace Gardens, North Dakota 1988-1992
• Arrowhead Music Camp, Barnum, MN 1980
Tours
• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 1998, Singapore/Hong Kong Tour
• Minnesota Orchestra 1998, Japan Tour
• Minnesota Orchestra 1997, West Coast Tour
• Minnesota Orchestra 1993, East Coast Tour
• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 1991, National Tour
• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 1989, Southeastern United States Tour
Compositions/Books
ArrangementsDuolog (commissioned Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies 2016) Percussion and String Orchestra
Snare Drum Book 1
Two Mallet Technique (Considerations and Application)
Drum Set Routines
Three Hundred Years, Two Timpani, One Semester
Duel (any number of students, sticks/drums)
Command V (Percussion Quartet)
Suite Musser (Percussion Octet)
March for Percussion Quartet
Concerto for Percussion Quartet
Me Re Do (Percussion Quartet)
Night Music (Mallet Quartet)
Night Music (Marimba Solo)
Quiet Moment (Marimba Solo)
Arabian Dance –Tchaikovsky arr. for Marimba Solo
Stickadiddle and Padadiddle –Percussion Sextet (2002 MacPhail Commission Program)
Perpetual Commotion (Percussion Sextet)
Spoons, Bags and Bodies (Percussion Trio)
Construction Concerto (Orchestra) 2006 MacPhail Commission
Musical Treats for Trolley (Crazy Kitchen) Percussion Quartet
Tortoise and the Hare (Percussion Quartet and Narrator)
No. 6 for Mallet Sextet – Mahler (excerpt from 6th mvt of the 3rd Symphony)
Dona Nobis Pacem arr. for Percussion Ensemble
Wipeout arr. for Percussion Ensemble
Stars and Stripe Forever – Sousa arr. for Percussion Octet
Additional Musical Experiences
• Preliminary Percussion Judge for MN Orchestra Young Artist Competition 2016
• Member MN Percussion Trio, finalist in McKnight Music Fellowship Award 2015
• Preliminary Percussion Judge for MN Orchestra Young Artist Competition 2015
• Presented clinic, Percussion Discussion V, Minnesota Music Educators Association 2/12/2010
• Judge for GTCYS Orchestra Soloist Fall 2010 (Finals)
• Preliminary Percussion Judge for WAMSO competition 2010, 11/18/2009