UA percussionist, and Center Snare for the Pride of Arizona, Claire Thorpe, was a member of the front line for the DCI 2018 Champions, Santa Clara Vanguard! Way to go Claire!
Congratulations to DMA percussionist, Michael Pratt, who won the 2018 FFSoM Concerto Competition. Michael beat out all 50+ other contestants in the Woodwind/Brass/Percussion Area – in fact, he was the only percussionists IN the competition! Nice one! Judges were...
Dr. Morris Palter gave a solo peformance at PASIC 2016, and a presentation at TEDxTucson 2017 which involved members of the UA percussion studio. He was a part of four faculty concert colaborations including a full scale production of Stravinsky’s “Les...
Congratulations to TREVOR BARROERO, sophomore, who was the recent winner of two concerto competitions. Trevor won the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, and the University of Arizona Preseident’s Concerto Competition. Trevor was the soloist with...
CROSSTALK was awarded a grant from the James P. and Shirley J. O’Brien Foundation to sponsor a composition competition to create a work for CrossTalk and UASteel, the school’s top steel band. Deadline for this competiton was January 15, 2014. The winning...
Below is a list of students who have won university teaching positions (and one rock and roll recording and touring drummer) in the past ten years. The Fred Fox School of Music percussion studio continues its tradition of being one of the strongest in the country....
