Former CSU student Mike Werner (section percussion Metropolitan Opera) is one of two finalists for the principal percussion position with the Seattle Symphony. Mike will return to Seattle in June for a week-long trial with the orchestra

CSU graduate Dave Salay has just won a section percussion position with the Louisiana Philharmonic.

CSU students Matt Grubbs and Mike Laubach were both semi-finalists at the San Diego Symphony Principal Timpani auditions

CSU students Aaron Williams, Matt Grubbs, David Bergman and Zack Frank are four out of five people invited to the second round of auditions for the West Point Military Academy Band. Next round is June 9th

CSU student Matt Grubbs was a finalist in the San Antonio Symphony Principal Percussion/Assistant Principal Timpani audition. Special congratulations to Tom Freer's privat students Ya Chi Cheng (University of Michigan) for winning the audition and Paticio Henandez (Chile) for making semi-finals in his first U.S. audition ever!!

Patrick Schleker has been appointed Principal Timpanist of the Cincinnati Symphony.

Eric Garcia has been appointed Section Percussion with the West Point Military Academy Band.

Aaron MacDonald has been appointed Principal Timpanist with the Vancouver Symphony.

Christopher McLaurin has been appointed Principal Percussionist of the Kansas City Symphony.

Jordon Wirth, percussion graduate student, was named Principal Percussionist of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra.

Upcoming Events

CSU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Matthew Bassett, Director
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 7:30PM
Waetjen Auditorium
(Free admission)