Teaching
University of Wisconsin - Madison Percussion Program
Faculty
Dr. Anthony Di Sanza
Percussion Program Director
Percussion Program Director
Dr. Todd Hammes
Instructor World Percussion Ensemble, Studio Lessons, Global Hand Drumming Ensemble |
Tom Ross
Instructor World Percussion Ensemble, Chamber Percussion Ensemble, Percussion Fundamentals, Studio Lessons |
Percussion Program Details
The University of Wisconsin-Madison percussion program is broad based, including studies in Western solo, chamber and orchestral idioms, jazz performance on drum set and vibraphone, as well as study of selected non-Western percussive traditions. The program supports the Chamber Percussion Ensemble, World Percussion Ensemble and Graduate Percussion Group.
All students study directly with faculty and have myriad opportunities to participate in guest artist masterclasses. Percussion lesson curricula are individually designed for each student, creating a personalized education that emphasizes broad based skills while allowing each student the creative room to pursue areas of personal interest. The UW Percussion Program strives to provide a diverse, challenging and supportive educational environment.
For information regarding specific degree offerings, auditions, faculty biographies etc., please visit the UW-Madison School of Music website at the address listed below. Feel free to contact the School of Music admissions offices or the percussion faculty for further assistance.
All students study directly with faculty and have myriad opportunities to participate in guest artist masterclasses. Percussion lesson curricula are individually designed for each student, creating a personalized education that emphasizes broad based skills while allowing each student the creative room to pursue areas of personal interest. The UW Percussion Program strives to provide a diverse, challenging and supportive educational environment.
For information regarding specific degree offerings, auditions, faculty biographies etc., please visit the UW-Madison School of Music website at the address listed below. Feel free to contact the School of Music admissions offices or the percussion faculty for further assistance.
UW-Madison School of Music Website: http://www.music.wisc.edu
Percussion Web Pages: http://www.music.wisc.edu/percussion/ |
The UW-Madison percussion studio is generally comprised of 9-11 undergraduate and 4-5 graduate students. Great care is given to maintaining a balanced and selective studio affording each student extensive and diverse performance opportunities. All of the undergraduate and masters students perform in one of the large ensembles (orchestras and/or bands) and also have opportunities to perform in the jazz program and with the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble and with other myriad chamber groups.
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison has two active percussion ensembles that rehearse and perform regularly. The Chamber Percussion Ensemble is dedicated to the performance of significant and interesting works for the Western percussion ensemble. Repertoire from diverse trends in 20th and 21st century chamber composition are explored with an emphasis on new compositions for percussion. Guest artists regularly perform with the ensemble and guest composers are often featured. The UW World Percussion Ensemble is dedicated to the performance of significant percussive styles from around the globe. Percussion traditions from various cultures, including Cuba, Brazil, India and the Middle East are explored through performance and cultural research. In 2010 the ensemble won the Percussive Arts Society International World Percussion Ensemble Competition, resulting in a feature performance at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. In 2015 the UW-Madison percussion ensembles performed in Shenyang and Beijing, China.
