Student Information
Over
the years, IUP percussion students have been frequent winners in a variety
of performing competitions including the Johnstown Symphony Concerto Competition,
IUP Concerto Competition, the Gorell Student Competition, the Department
of Music Competition, the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Young Artist
Competition, the Butler Symphony Orchestra Competition, and the Music Teachers
National Association Collegiate Artist Competition (nine State winners,
six Eastern Division winners and two National winners).
Since
2001, percussion students have consistently placed as finalists in the
Delta Omicron Music Department Competition which is open to all students
in the IUP Music Department. On several occasions, percussionists have
been awarded First Place. Academically, there have been as many as three
percussion majors at any given time in the IUP Honors College since its
inception several years ago.
Current percussion students are majoring in music education, performance, and theory/composition. They are performing with the Percussion Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Band, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Music Theater, Brass Ensemble, two jazz bands, and a variety of combos. Most percussion majors give solo recitals in their junior and/or senior years.
