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SUMMARY:Symphonic Band • Eric Willie\, percussion
DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAMPROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS\nJonathan Caldwell\, conductor\nEric Willie\, percussion\nEric Laprade\, guest conductor\nKristin Arp\, graduate conductor \n\nRAUM\n100 Years of Fanfares \nCOPLEY\nIn Living Color \nBALLARD\nScenes from Indian Life \nJACOB\nWilliam Byrd Suite \nSÉJOURNÉ\nConcerto for Marimba and Wind Orchestra \nTICHELI\nBlue Shades \n  \n \n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n \n   \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n \nDescribed as a “true musical talent and professional” Eric Willie has a varied career as a percussion soloist\, chamber musician\, orchestral player\, and teacher. \nHaving performed on three continents\, Eric has presented solo performances throughout the United States\, Russia\, Brasil\, and Colombia. Most recently\, Eric performed as soloist with the Tamborimba Ensamble in Cali\, Colombia\, and conducted Edgard Varese’s “Ionisation” at the III Encontro Percussivo in Recife\, Pernambuco Brasil. In the United States\, Eric has performed or conducted at ten Percussive Arts Society’s International Conventions (PASIC)\, presented at the Midwest Clinic\, as well as several state days of percussion and music educator conventions. \nAs a chamber musician\, Eric performs with the Nief-Norf Project and the Legal Wood Project. As well\, as an avid promoter of new music for percussion\, Eric has commissioned and/or premiered works by Christopher Adler\, Michael Burritt\, Doug Bristol\, Eric Cha-Beach\, Elliott Cole\, Greg Danner\, Christopher Deane\, Paul Lansky\, Anna Meadors\, Marc Mellits\, Leroy Osmon\, John Psathas\, Josh Quillen\, Baljinder Sekhon\, Adam Silverman\, D.J. Sparr\, Jason Treuting\, Blake Tyson\, Alejandro Viñao\, Matt Walker\, Jamie Whitmarsh\, and James Wood. \nActive within the Percussive Arts Society (PAS)\, Eric previously served as Chair of the International Percussion Ensemble Committee\, President of the Tennessee Chapter\, as a New Literature and Recordings Reviewer for Percussive Notes journal\, and now serves as Vice President for the North Carolina Chapter of the Society. His percussion ensembles have been named winners of the 2015 and 2020 PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition. \nIn addition to his talents as a classical percussionist\, Eric is known for his marching percussion arranging and teaching experience. He has served on staff with the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps\, served as a Percussion Consultant with the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps (2012-2013)\, and instructor and/or arranger for the Spirit\, Southwind\, Carolina Crown\, and the Madison Scouts drum and bugle corps. He has also instructed for the University of North Texas “A” Line\, Music City Mystique\, and as Faculty for the Music for All World Percussion Symposium. \nAs an author and composer\, his books and solo have been published by Innovative Percussion\, TapSpace\, and Row-Loff. The latter\, his coauthored “All-Inclusive Audition Etudes” book\, has been adopted for use by the North Carolina and Tennessee Music Educator’s Associations. \nCurrently\, Eric serves as Professor of Percussion Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro\, where he directs a comprehensive percussion program. In addition to his teaching opportunities\, Eric has served as Chair of the School of Music Faculty\, as Chair of the Brass and Percussion Area\, as well as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee. \nEric and his wife\, Rebecca (Executive Director\, Music for a Great Space)\, reside in Greensboro\, NC\, with their children Aiden and Elina. \n\nThe renowned UNCG Bands are dedicated to the performance\, study\, and cultivation of wind band music of the highest quality\, and are a serious and distinctive medium of musical expression. The UNCG Bands are considered to be among the very finest collegiate band programs in America based upon our active profile of excellence in our performances\, recordings\, tours and convention performances. \nThrough exemplary practices in organization\, training\, and presentation\, the UNCG Bands provide exceptional experiences for our members\, sharing outstanding performances throughout the year and enhancing the institutional spirit and character of UNCG. \nThe UNCG Bands seek to support music education in the state of North Carolina and in our region by providing leadership and sponsorship to secondary school band programs and other organizations.
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