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Guest Artists
The
MSUM Percussion Studio has become known as a place
where students can meet, study, and perform with
some of the greatest names in percussion! Guest artists
who
have performed and/or taught residencies at MSUM have included:
Steve
Smith (drumset), Glen Velez (hand drums), The Percussion
Group Cincinnati (chamber literature), John Tafoya (timpani),
Liam Teague (steel drums), Lalo Davila (Latin percussion),
Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic (marimba), Bill Molenhof (jazz vibraphone),
Rubén Alvarez (Latin percussion), Sowah Mensah (African
drumming), Anders Astrand and Global Percussion Network
(mallet
improvisation), Kenneth Metzker (Latin percussion), Dr. Chris
Tanner (steel drums), Jeff Plate (drumset), Tisza and Cabello
Rolim (Brazilian Percussion and Dance), Gene Koshinski (two
mallet keyboard) and Dr. Michael Overman (marimba
Guest Artist Photos
2007-2008
2007 Spring PE Concert "Sonhando
em Brasil" with guest artists Tisza Coelho and Cabello
Rolim from Bahía, Brasil!
Sulley
Norror, Ghanian Master Drummer and Dancer
along with his ensemble "Kumiyaa,"
teaching a few moves and grooves to members of the Percussion Ensemble in a
special masterclass!
The Trinidad
Urban Ministries Steelband toured through
our area and stopped for an evening performance and
masterclass with members of Fuego Tropical!
Guest Artist Photos
2006-2007
The 2006 MSUM Day of
Percussion
The 2006 Minnesota Day of Percussion
was held
at MSUM and featured internationally renown guest artists Lalo Davila
(Latin percussion),
Liam Teague (Steel Drums), and
Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic (marimba). Aside from several days of rehersal
and group lessons with the artists leading up to the event, MSUM students were
able to enjoy a fantastic day of clinics and performances along with the general
public and presented a steel drum and salsa blow-out concert that evening with
Lalo and Liam!
Pearl artist Jeff
Plate, rock drum set artist for the Trans-Siberian
Orchestra and Savatage, gave an hour clinic for members
of the percussion studio while performing with guest electric
violinist Mark Woods and the MSUM Symphonic Orchestra.
Guest Artist Video Clips
To see Real
Player Video highlights of our 2005
Day of Percussion with
guest artists Kenneth Metzker (Latin
Percussion) and Dr. Chris Tanner (Steel Pans), click
here!
To
see Real Player Video highlights
of our 2006 Percussion Ensemble concert
with Ghanian Master Drummer Sowah Mensah, click
here!
To see
Real
Player Video highlights
of our 2004 Fuego Tropical performance with
guest Latin Percussion
artist Ruben Alvarez,
click
here!
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