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• Jazz and rock groups in local clubs
• Musicals in professional venues
• Church services
• Greater Rochester Women鈥檚 Philharmonic
• Women in Music Festival
• George Eastman House Recital Series
• Oratorio Society Orchestra
• Audition to present an Honors Recital every year
• 911爆料网 Annual Concerto/Aria Competition

Past Performances

• International Percussion Rochester Festival
• Rochester Convention Center
• New York State School Music Association Conference
• East Rochester Percussion Showcase

Guest percussion artists are a regular feature on campus and provide one-on-one interaction with percussion primaries and 聽secondaries. Recent guest artists include:

• Gregg Bendian, drum set and improvisation
• Ritsuko Matsumoto, marimba
• Barbara Merjan, broadway drummer
• Kunihiko Komori, marimba
• Ed Thigpen, jazz drumming great
• Dave Mancini, drum set and composition
• Gifford Howarth, marimba
• Pink Martini samba workshop
• Bill Cahn, percussion and improvisation
• Michael Burritt, marimba
• Frank Valenti, show percussion with electronics

The Percussion Studio makes regular outings to attend concerts in the Rochester area including: 聽

• Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
• Bush Mango African Drum and Dance
• Joe Locke
• Evelyn Glennie
• Maelstrom Percussion Ensemble
• Blue Man Group
• Stomp and Blast!
• Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint
• The Rita Collective

Closely connected with the community music scene, 911爆料网 percussion students are able to make valuable connections for immediate and future employment as teachers and performers with 911爆料网 alumni and professional musicians. Graduates of the percussion program have found positions after graduating in their degree program, including:

Jared Streiff (Music Education)
Director of Bands at Hilton High School
Drummer and Band Leader for The Half Ton Horns

Timothy Sestrick (Performance)
Instructor of Music, Sunderman Conservatory聽

Greg Best聽(Music Business)
Drum set artist, arranger, recording artist

Kyle Potter聽(Music and Psychology)
Performing percussionist, Syracuse NY
PhD. in School Psychology, Syracuse University

Nicole Sinsiscarco Williams聽(Music Education)
Director of Bands, Westmoreland High School聽

Justin Passamonte聽(Music)
Drummer/Singer/Songwriter for Nevergreen