UTSA Percussion (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio).

The UTSA Percussion Ensemble is open to music majors as well as non-majors. The group meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-5:00pm in the UTSA Band Hall. The ensemble performs at least one formal concert per semester in the UTSA Recital Hall. Other performances, such as run-outs to schools and retirement homes are also scheduled. Last year's annual tour took the ensemble to the Laredo area where the group performed at 5 High Schools. The ensemble performed at Air Force Village II Retirement Community in March and the Texas Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society awarded the ensemble a $250 grant to perform and promote percussion education at local junior high and high schools in April. The group performs traditional percussion ensemble music, new music, and popular arrangements and transcriptions.

The UTSA Marimba Ensemble was formed in April of 1997. The group performs a variety of popular and traditional Guatemalan and Mexican literature. They have performed at restaurants, parties, weddings, and other special events, including an appearance on the Sonny Melendrez Show on MAGIC 105 FM. In the spring of 1999 the UTSA Music Division was awarded a grant from the Genevieve McDavitt Orsinger Foundation for the purchase of a 5-octave Rosewood marimba.

Recently the UTSA Music Division was awarded a grant to develop a Steel Drum Ensemble. The Genevieve McDavitt Orsinger Foundation presented Mrs. Sherry Rubins and the Percussion program with the grant in May of 1998. The premiere performance of the UTSA Steel Drum Ensemble was in April of 1999. This group meets every Tuesday from 5:00-6:00 PM in the UTSA Band Hall.

Each of the above groups requires an audition for placement.
Please contact the Division of Music office at (210) 458-4354 for more information.

Mrs. Sherry D. Rubins directs the UTSA Percussion program. For the past 20 years Mrs. Rubins has performed as an extra musician with the San Antonio Symphony and she has been the principal percussionist/timpanist with the Mid-Texas Symphony since 1991. She is Vice-President of the Texas Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society and has been on the faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp, the Texas Music Festival at the University of Houston, the Stephen F. Austin University Percussion Symposium, Texas Lutheran University, and the University of Houston. Mrs. Rubins has presented clinics and concerts at the Texas Bandmasters Convention, Texas Music Educators Convention, and the Texas Day of Percussion. In the fall of 1998 she co-presented a fundamental mallet clinic at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Orlando, Florida. Mrs. Rubins is a busy freelance performer throughout the South Texas area and she is also an educational clinician for the Zildjian Company as well as the Ludwig/Musser Company. She has also been on the Educational Advisory Board for the Pro-Mark Company.

Many clinicians and guest artists visit the UTSA campus every year. Past guests include Michael Burritt (marimba), Steve Houghton (drum set/percussion), Norm Weinberg (electronic percussion), Fred Sanford (marching percussion), Richie Morales (drum set), Ed Soph (drum set), Nebojsa Zivkovic (marimba), Gary Chaffee (drum set), Susan Powell (xylophone/marimba), Nancy Zeltsman (marimba), and Mark Ford (marimba). In April 1997 the Texas Day of Percussion was held at UTSA. Performers and clinicians include Thom Hannum (marching percussion), Robert Van Sice (marimba), Richie Garcia (Latin percussion), Anton Fig (drum set), Jack Brennan (timpani), Warren Johnson (cymbals), and Bill Patterson (snare drum). In June of 1999 UTSA hosted "A Day of Drumset" with Gary Chaffee and Steve Houghton.

UTSA percussion students have won numerous awards. For 3 years in a row a percussionist has been one of the UTSA Concerto/Aria Competition winners. (Mitch Dunlap, Rodolpho Diaz, and John Dominguez) Mr. Diaz was also the second place winner at the concert snare drum contest at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Phoenix in 1995. A number of the students also participate in Drum Corps during the summer, including the Cadets of Bergen County, Pioneer, Blue Knights, and Lone Star.

Schedule of Concerts and Clinics:

Wednesday October 3, 2001 7:30 PM
Faculty Recital - Sherry Rubins with guest artist Dr. Susan Tariq, Director of Percussion Studies at West Texas A & M University
UTSA Music Division Recital Hall
(free admission)

Thursday October 11th, 2001 3:30-5:00 PM
Marching Percussion Guest Artist- Jeff Moore
UTSA Music Division Band Hall
(free admission)

Thursday November 8th, 2001 7:30 PM
Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Ensemble Fall Concert
UTSA Music Division Recital Hall
(free admission)

Wednesday November 14th, 2001 7:30 PM
Sherry Rubins as soloist with the UTSA Wind Ensemble
UTSA Music Division Recital Hall
(free admission)

Saturday September 30th, 2000 Noon-5:00 PM
All-State Music Clinic
UTSA Music Division
call the UTSA Music Division Office at (210) 458-4354 for details and registration

Wednesday November 8th, 2000 7:30 PM
Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Ensemble Fall Concert
UTSA Recital Hall
(free)

November 15th-18th, 2000
Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Dallas TX
see www.pas.org for details and registration

Thursday August 26th, 1999
Percussion Auditions - all percussion majors must audition for placement in ensembles.
Call (210) 458-4354 to schedule a time.

Tuesday October 26th, 1999 7:30 PM
Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Ensemble Fall Concert
UTSA Recital Hall
(free)

Tuesday November 16th, 1999 12:00 noon
Steel Drum and Marimba Ensemble
UTSA Sombrilla
(free)

Tuesday November 30th, 1999 7:30 PM
Steel Drum Ensemble with San Antonio College Latin Jazz Combo
McAllister Auditorium, San Antonio College
(free)

Monday December 6th, 1999 7:30 PM
Sherry Smith, faculty recital "Music of the 90's"
UTSA Recital Hall
(free)

Dec.9,10,11,17,18, 1999
Steel Drum Ensemble at Madrigal Dinner Performance
UTSA Kiva
(call the Music Division office for ticket info. 458-4357)

Tuesday April 4, 2000 7:30 PM
Festival of Texas Composers
Featuring music for percussion and other instruments
Sherry Smith- percussion, Rita Linard- Flute, Kim Ellis- Clarinet, and others
UTSA Recital Hall
(free admission)

Monday April 10, 2000 7:30 PM
Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Concert with Guest Steel Drum artist Darren Dyke
UTSA Recital Hall
(free admission)

Wednesday April 26, 2000 7:30 PM
UTSA Steel Drum Ensemble and the San Antonio College Latin Jazz combo in concert
UTSA Recital Hall
(free admission)

Tuesday September 8th, 1998 at 3:30 PM
David Anderson (drummer with the Rippingtons)- Clinic
UTSA Band Hall
(free)

Thursday September 17th, 1998 12:00 Noon
UTSA Percussion Ensemble- Concert (In conjunction with "Latino Heritage Week")
UTSA Sombrilla (In the center of the campus, outside, near the library)
(free)

Saturday September 19th, 1998
Norberto Goldberg- Clinic in Latin Percussion/Drumset

Monday September 28^th, 1998 at 4:00 PM
Nancy Zeltzman- Marimba Clinic
UTSA Band Hall
(free)

Tuesday November 3^rd, 1998 at 7:30 PM
UTSA Percussion Ensemble- Concert
UTSA Recital Hall (There is a reception after the concert)
(free)

Monday November 30th, 1998 at 7:30 PM "Holiday Concert"
UTSA Percussion, Flute, Woodwind, and String Ensembles
UTSA Recital Hall
(free)

Feb. 17th, 1999 - New Music Festival - UTSA Percussion Ensemble performance of
"Dance Mix" by Gregg Koyle.
7:30 PM in the Recital Hall

March 10th, 1999 - UTSA Percussion Ensemble performance at the
Air Force Village II Retirement Community.

April 13th, 1999 - UTSA Percussion Ensemble and
Premier performance of the UTSA Steel Drum Ensemble
7:30 PM in the Recital Hall

April 28th, 1999 - Sherry Smith Faculty Recital
7:30 PM in the Recital Hall

June 5th, 1999 - "A Day of Drumset" with Gary Chaffee and Steve Houghton.
All day clinics and an evening performance.
Students $20* Adults $25*
*$5 less if registration is postmarked by May 23
Please make check or money order out (and send) to:

UTSA Division of Music
Attn: Sherry Smith
6900 N. Loop 1604 West
San Antonio TX 78249
(210) 458-4867

Questions? Please contact Mrs. Sherry Rubins at (210) 458-4867 or email at srubins@utsa.edu

Percussionists at the University of Texas at San Antonio
participate in a variety of performing ensembles.

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UTSA Music Division Ensembles Include:

Schedule of Concerts and Clinics:

Percussionists at the University of Texas at San Antonio participate in a variety of performing ensembles.

please scroll down

UTSA Music Division Ensembles Include:

Schedule of Concerts and Clinics:

Percussionists at the University of Texas at San Antonio
participate in a variety of performing ensembles.