Meet the Percussion Director
Qualifications
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BM, the Juilliard School - MM Temple University Studies with Alan Abel, Greg Zuber, Dan Druckman, Jonathan Haas.
Accomplishments
- Performances with National Symphony, Washington Opera, Washington Chamber Symphony, Washington Ballet, American Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, National Orchestral Institute, Aspen Music Festival.
- Chamber music appearances with the Focus Festival of Contemporary Music, Washington Symphonic Brass, Prism Brass Quintet, Spotlight on Contemporary music, Piccolo Spoleto, John Tafoya, Greg Zuber, Peter Erskine, Robert Van Sice.
- Appearances at the 2003, 2005, 2007 Bands of America National Percussion Festival
- 2007 Western International Band Conference
- 2003 Virginia music Educators Conference, and the 2002 Virginia DC day of Percussion.
- Percussion section coordinator, John Philip Sousa Foundation National High School Honor Band.
- Coordinator and Co Chair, University of Maryland Summer Percussion Workshop.
- Music Director, Metropolitan Wind Symphony.
- Endorsed by Vic Firth Mallets
Contact: percussion@westfieldband.org
http://www.music.umd.edu/Faculty/tafoya/summer/
