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N. Scott Robinson
Baltimore County, Maryland 21234-4012 USA
E-Mail: sonrob@msn.com
Web Pages: http://www.nscottrobinson.com
http://www.myspace.com/nscottrobinson
http://www.facebook.com/nscottrobinson

BIO

N. Scott Robinson, world percussionist, scholar, and teacher, has performed on the Grammy Award-winning CD Harlem Renaissance with the Benny Carter Big Band. He has also performed or recorded with Haig Manoukian, David Kuckhermann, Marilyn Horne, Paul Winter Consort, Malcolm Dalglish, Mary Youngblood, Robert “Tigger” Benford, Oxymora, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, Howard Levy, Layne Redmond, Glen Velez, Benoit Moerlen, Giovanni Hidalgo, John Clark, Steve Gorn, Jon Gibson, Jeanie Bryson, R. Carlos Nakai, Bill Miller, Joseph Fire Crow, Peter Phippen, Skip Healy, Vivien Ellis, Jan Seiden, Autumn's Child, Simon Shaheen, Jamey Haddad, Gary Stroutsos, Art Baron, Ken Filiano, Michael Formanek, Dave Ballou, Howard Johnson, J. D. Parran, Eugene Friesen, Paul Halley, Slats Klug, Michael DeLalla, Nóiríin Ní Riain, Steáfán Hannigan, Peter Zummo, Daniel Palomo Vinuesa, Randy Crafton, Mark Holland, Ron Warren, Jeff Ball, Dawn Avery, Peter Mayer, Jim Mayer, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Washington Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, and Gerald Alston. Scott has worked under the direction of composers John Cage, George Crumb, Halim El-Dabh, and Annea Lockwood, having recorded two CDs with the Annea Lockwood Ensemble. He has studied with Peter Erskine, Glen Velez, William Moersch, Naná Vasconcelos, Malcolm Dalglish, Keith Copeland, Indian musicians N. Amrit, Srirangam R. Kannan, B. Shree Sundar Kumar, T. V. Vasan, N. Seetharaman, N. Ganesh Kumar & T. H. Subash Chandran, and Shona musicians Chaka Chawasarira & Cosmas Magaya. Scott has produced two CDs of his music including World View (1994) and Things That Happen Fast (2001) released and distributed internationally by United One Records/Qualiton Imports. He also has an instructional video published called Hand Drumming: Exercises for Unifying Technique for udu (1996) distributed by Wright Hand Drum. Thirteen scores of his world percussion compositions (six of which are commissions) have been published by HoneyRock Publishing and New World View Music in 2003-2008. His music has been featured on the nationally syndicated Public Radio International show Echoes by John Diliberto, among others.

As a solo artist, Scott brings a breadth of diverse experience in world percussion traditions to the stage and classroom. He has given clinics on diverse styles of hand drumming at the Japan Percussion Center in Tokyo, Japan in 1994, for the Percussive Arts Society VA/DC Chapter Day of Percussion in 1996, and at the Percussive Arts Society International Conventions in Nashville, TN in 1996, in Anaheim, California in 1997, at the MD/DE Chapter Day of Percussion in 2004, PASIC in Columbus, OH in 2007, VA/DC Chapter Day of Percussion in 2008, and the SC Chapter Day of Percussion in 2009. Scott was Artist-in-Residence for the Percussion Departments of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY in 2004, Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL in 2005, University of Missouri-Columbia in Columbia, MO in 2006, Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA in January & March in 2007 (where an entire percussion ensemble concert was devoted to his music), Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA in December 2008 & 2009, and Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC in April 2009. In 2008, he was also invited to perform a special concert of North African music with David Kuckhermann and oud player Haig Manoukian at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Explosions Percussion Festival in St. Louis, Missouri.

Scott's national performance experience includes appearances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Apollo Theater, St. Peter's Church, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and the Knitting Factory all in New York as well as The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, Severance Hall in Cleveland, Blues Alley in Baltimore, and elsewhere. His international performance experience includes an invitation in 1999 to teach samul nori percussionists West African rhythm for The Seoul Performing Arts Company in South Korea. In 2000, Scott toured Australia with Malcolm Dalglish performing his own solo pieces for tambourines and a variety of folk music. Scott was the only soloist invited to perform at the 2001 Korea Drum Festival in Seoul, South Korea. In 2003 & 2004, he was invited to South Korea to be a part of the Seoul and Busan modern dance improvisation festivals and in 2004, the Seoul Drum Festival with his world percussion trio, Handful. In 2005, he was invited as guest lecturer at the Department of Indian Music at the University of Madras in Chennai, India where he did presentations on modern frame drumming and performed in a cross-cultural concert of fusion music. In 2008, he was the main artist at the Greek Frame Drums Meeting in Mesolóngi, Greece where he performed a solo concert on world percussion and taught master classes on his unique method for frame drums. Scott was also a featured workshop and concert artist at the North Americn Frame Drum Assocaition, Inc. NAFDA Canada at The Royal Conservatory in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in June 2009. In August 2009, he was an invited artist at Tamburi Mundi in Freiburg, Germany where he taught 5 workshops on a variety of frame drumming and performed in 4 concerts.

His teaching experience includes teaching applied music and academic courses at all levels from undergraduate to graduate. He currently teaches Applied Music – World Percussion at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland and courses in American, world, and popular musics at Towson University, Maryland. Previously, he has served as faculty at Montgomery College in Maryland, Shenandoah University in Virginia, The University of Akron in Ohio, and at Kent State University in Ohio.

Scott is a graduate of Rutgers University (B.A. in 1994) and Kent State University (M.A. in 2002, currently ABD for Ph.D. in Musicology-Ethnomusicology). As a scholar, his published work remains focused on issues relevant to percussionists and includes interviews and articles published in Modern Drummer, Percussive Notes, Rhythm Music, Dulcimer Players News, Batera & Percussão (Brazil), Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 2: Performance and Production, and The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, among others. Scott has presented academic papers on Brazilian percussion at regional and international meetings of The Society for Ethnomusicology in 2002 and International Society for Improvised Music in Denver, CO in 2008. He was awarded a Senior Performing Arts Fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies to study and research percussion in South Indian Carnatic music in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala in India during 2005-2006.

He is the Chair and Treasurer of the North American Frame Drum Association, Inc., and one of the principal organizers of the NAFDA Frame Drum Festivals, which features top international frame drum artists from around the world presenting concerts and workshops in Indian, Brazilian, Irish, Italian, Arabic, Uzbek, Persian, and Spanish world percussion styles in 6 annual festival across Canada and the USA. In March 2008, Scott co-presented the debut NAFDA festival, the first ever such frame drum event in the USA, in Mendham, New Jersey. Scott often works closely with respected manufacturers of a variety of world percussion and in 2008 Cooperman produced three new frame drums, a 12" bendir, a 14" tar, and a 22" bodhrán, based on N. Scott Robinson's specifications. In 2010, Buffalo Moon Flutes has designed 2 models of N. Scott Robinson tuned udu. N. Scott Robinson holds endorsements with Cooperman, Buffalo Moon Flutes udu, Meinl, Rockcreek Steel Drums, Anklang Musikwelt, Decora 43, Milltone Drums, Kleo Drums, Wright Hand Drum, and David Bellinger E-Kalimba. For more about N. Scott Robinson, please visit http://www.nscottrobinson.com & http://www.myspace.com/nscottrobinson & http://www.facebook.com/nscottrobinson.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. candidate in Musicology-Ethnomusicology
Kent State University

Dissertation topic: "Tradition and Renewal: The Development of the Kanjira in South India."

 

 
M.A. in Ethnomusicology, 2002 Kent State University

Thesis topic: "The New Percussionist in Jazz: Organological and Technical Expansion."

 

 
B.A. in Music, 1994 Rutgers University
Minor: Anthropology  
   
1983-1984 Berklee College of Music

PRIVATE STUDY

2009 Erode K. S. Nagarajan: Solkattu.
2006 Srirangam R. Kannan: South Indian morsing.
2005-2006 N. Amrit: South Indian kanjira.
2005-2006 B. Shree Sundar Kumar: South Indian kanjira & mridangam.
2005-2006 N. Seetharaman: North Indian tabla.
2005-2006 T. V. Vasan: South Indian kanjira, ghatam & mridangam.
2005 T. H. Subash Chandran: South Indian solkattu.
2003 N. Ganesh Kumar: South Indian kanjira & solkattu.

1999 Cosmas Magaya: Shona mbira dza vadzimu.

1999 Chaka Chawasarira: Shona karimba, matepe & hosho.

1997 Malcolm Dalglish: Hammer dulcimer.

1992-1994 Wanda Maximilien: Piano.

1989-1992 William Moersch: Classical percussion.

1988-1990 Keith Copeland: Jazz, Latin & popular drumset styles.

1990 Arnaldo Vacca: Southern Italian tamburello & tammorra.

1988-1991 Robert Benford: Dance accompaniment on tabla, congas, amadinda & marimba.

1987 Peter Erskine: Jazz drumset styles.

1986-1990

Glen Velez: Frame drum/tambourine styles of South India, Egypt, Brazil, Persia, Ireland, Spain, Venezuelan joropo maracas & Tuvan overtone singing.

1985

Naná Vasconcelos: Afro-Brazilian percussion & berimbau.
1983-1986 Richard P. Graham: Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, Middle Eastern, and various African percussion.

POSITIONS HELD

2008-present

Goucher College, MD: Adjunct for Music Department. Applied music teacher.

2003-present

Towson University, MD: Full Time Lecturer for Music Department with Associate Graduate Status. Duties include teaching ten classes per year, serving on percussion juries & auditions, and faculty committees & meetings.

2005-2008

Goucher College Summer Arts Institute Drumset & Percussion Camp, MD: Faculty, duties include teaching Brazilian ensemble, frame drum ensemble, West African ensemble, master classes on South Indian solkattu, Ugandan amadinda xylophone, progressive rock drumset, and world percussion private lessons.

2004-2005

Montgomery College, MD: Adjunct for Music Department. Lecturer.

1996-2003

Kent State University, OH: Graduate Teaching Assistant, full time for School of Music. Duties included teaching one to two world music courses per semester & Teaching Assistant for African Music Ensemble.

2002-2003

Cleveland State University, OH: Dance Accompanist, Dance Department.

1999-2001

The Korea Society, NY: Booking Consultant for Korean Performing Arts Series of The Korea Society.

1997-1999

The University of Akron, OH: Adjunct for School of Dance & Dance Institute. Dance Accompanist & Instructor.

1993-1998

Princeton Ballet School, NJ: Dance Accompanist & Music Teacher.

1995-1996

Shenandoah University, VA: Sabbatical replacement full time faculty for Dance & Music Divisions of Conservatory. Music Director & Lecturer.

1995

Middlesex County Arts Middle School, NJ: Dance Accompanist.

1991-1995

Raritan Valley Community College, NJ: Staff accompanist, Dance Department.

1991-1994

Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School, NJ: Dance
Accompanist & Teacher, Performing Arts School.

1988-1995

Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, NJ: Dance Accompanist, Dance Department.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2009 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 24
students. May-June.
2009 MUSC 201, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Music in the U.S.: Analytic Emphasis:
Introduction and analysis of various American musics including hymnody,
Native American, popular, and classical musics, 25 students, undergraduate
music majors. January-May.
2009 MUSC 201, Sec. 002, 3 credits, Music in the U.S.: Analytic Emphasis:
Introduction and analysis of various American musics including hymnody,
Native American, popular, and classical musics, 25 students, undergraduate
music majors. January-May.
2009 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music:
Understanding history of rock music and related sociological phenomena, 42
students, undergraduate general education. January-May.
2009 MUSC 127, Sec. 002, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music:
Understanding history of rock music and related sociological phenomena, 42
students, undergraduate general education. January-May.

Goucher College: Towson, MD

2009 MUS 178, Sec. 003, 1.5 credits, Applied Music - Percussion - World Percussion: Private instruction in various world percussion traditions for undergraduate students in music, 2 students. January-May.
2008 MUS 178, Sec. 003, 1.5 credits, Applied Music - Percussion - World Percussion: Private instruction in various world percussion traditions for undergraduate students in music, 3 students. September-December.
2008 MUS 178, Sec. 003, 1.5 credits, Applied Music - Percussion - World Percussion: Private instruction in various world percussion traditions for undergraduate students in music, 3 students. January-May.

Towson University: Towson, MD

2008 MUSC 493, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Independent Music Research: Guiding independent music research, 2 students, undergraduate music majors. September-December.
2008 MUSC 113, Sec. 001, 3 credits, World Music: East Europe, Asia, and the Middle East: Understanding of Eastern European and Asian musics and culture, 35 students, undergraduate general education. September-December.
2008 MUSC 201, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Music in the U.S.: Analytic Emphasis:
Introduction and analysis of various American musics including hymnody,
Native American, popular, and classical musics, 25 students, undergraduate
music majors. September-December.
2008 MUSC 201, Sec. 002, 3 credits, Music in the U.S.: Analytic Emphasis: 26 students, September-December.
2008 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music:
Understanding history of rock music and related sociological phenomena, 42
students, undergraduate general education. September-December.
2008 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 22
students. May-June.
2008 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 37
students. January-May.
2008 MUSC 127, Sec. 002, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 40 students. January-May.
2008 MUSC 201, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Music in the U.S.: Analytic Emphasis: 26 students, January-May.
2008 MUSC 111, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Introduction to Music in the U.S.: Introduction and understanding of various American musics including hymnody, Native American, concert, popular music, and 20th century art music, 40 students, undergraduate general education. January-May.
2007 MUSC 521, Sec. 001, 3 credits, American Music: History of American musics
emphasizing the convergence of the folk/traditional, popular, and classical, 5
students, graduate music majors. August-December.
2007 MUSC 421, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Music in the U.S.: History of American
art music, 20 students, undergraduate music majors. August-December.
2007 MUSC 113, Sec. 001, 3 credits, World Music: East Europe, Asia, and the Middle East: 43 students. August-December.
2007 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 39 students. August-December.
2007 MUSC 201, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Music in the U.S.: Analytic Emphasis: 25 students. August-December.
2007 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 22 students. May-June.
2007 MUSC 201, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Music in the U.S.: Analytic Emphasis: 23 students. January-May.
2007 MUSC 111, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Introduction to Music in the U.S.: 40 students. January-May.
2007 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 38 students. January-May.
2007 MUSC 127, Sec. 002, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 40 students. January-May.
2006 MUSC 201, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Music in the U.S.: Analytic Emphasis: 23 students. August-December.
2006 MUSC 113, Sec. 001, 3 credits, World Music: East Europe, Asia, and the Middle East: 41 students. August-December.
2006 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 42 students. August-December.
2006 MUSC 127, Sec. 002, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 43 students. August-December.
2006 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 15 students. May-June.
2006 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 39 students. January-May.
2006 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 45 students. January-May.
2005 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 14 students. May-June.

Montgomery College: Rockville, MD

2005 MU-133, Sec. 400, 3 credits, History of Jazz: Historical survey of jazz in the United States from turn of the century to present, 23 students, undergraduate general education. January-May.
2005 MU-136, Sec. 407, 3 credits, American Popular Music: Historical survey of American popular musics from the turn of the century to the present including, American popular song, blues, ragtime, jazz, country, musicals, rock, funk, disco, and rap, 22 students, undergraduate general education. January-May.

Towson University: Towson, MD

2005 MUSC 113, Sec. 001, 3 credits, World Music: East Europe, Asia, and the Middle East: 26 students. January-May.
2005 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 23 students. January-May.
2005 MUSC 127, Sec. 002, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 25 students. January-May.
2004 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 37 students. August-December.
2004 MUSC 127, Sec. 002, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 34 students. August-December.
2004 MUSC 127, Sec. 003, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 39 students. August-December.

Montgomery College: Rockville, MD

2004 MU-111, Sec. 400, 3 credits, World Music: Survey of various world musics and cultures, 27 students, undergraduate general education. July-August.

Towson University: Towson, MD

2004 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 15 students. May-June.
2004 MUSC 111, Sec. 418, 3 credits, Introduction to Music in the U.S.: 74 students. January-May.
2004 MUSC 127, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 61 students. January-May.
2004 MUSC 127, Sec. 002, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 66 students. January-May.
2004 MUSC 127, Sec. 003, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 69 students. January-May.
2003 MUSC 111, Sec. 418, 3 credits, Introduction to Music in the U.S.: 40 students. August-December.
2003 MUSC 113, Sec. 418, 3 credits, World Music: East Europe, Asia, and the Middle East: 35 students. August-December.
2003 MUSC 127, Sec. 002, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 77 students. August-December.
2003 MUSC 127, Sec. 003, 3 credits, Elements and History of Rock Music: 78 students. August-December.

Kent State University: Kent, OH

2003 JMC-50193, Sec. 015, 3 credits, The History of Popular Music in Film and Video: History and impact of the visual media on popular music, 2 students, graduate journalism and mass-communication majors. May-June.
2003 JMC-40193, Sec. 015, 3 credits, The History of Popular Music in Film and Video: History and impact of the visual media on popular music, 19 students, undergraduate journalism and mass-communication majors. May-June.
2003 MUS-22121, Sec. 010, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: Understanding of world musics and culture, 41 students, undergraduate general education. January-May.
2002 MUS-22121, Sec. 009, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 42 students. August-December.
2002 MUS-22121, Sec. 007, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 39 students. January-May.
2002 MUS-22121, Sec. 008, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 41 students. January-May.
2001 MUS-22121, Sec. 007, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 38 students. August-December.
2001 MUS-22121, Sec. 008, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 43 students. August-December.
2001 MUS-22121, Sec. 008, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 37 students. January- May.
2001 MUS-22121, Sec. 009, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 38 students. January-May.
2000 MUS-22121, Sec. 008, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 39 students. August- December.
2000 MUS-22121, Sec. 009, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 41 students. August-December.
2000 MUS-22121, Sec. 004, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 43 students. January-May.
2000 MUS-22121, Sec. 005, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 48 students. January-May.
1999 MUS-22121, Sec. 007, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 50 students. August-December.
1999 MUS-22121, Sec. 008, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 43 students. August-December.
1999 MUS-22121, Sec. 007, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 45 students. January-May.
1998 MUS-22121, Sec. 007, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 30 students. August-December.

The University of Akron: Akron, OH

1998 7920-321-001, 3 credits, Rhythmical Analysis For Dance: Music fundamentals, appreciation, history, and applied skills necessary for dancers, 16 students, undergraduate dance majors. August-December.

Kent State University: Kent, OH

1998 MUS-22121, Sec. 007, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 18 students. January-May.
1998 MUS-45311, Sec. 002, 1 credit, Chamber Music - African Music Ensemble: Teaching assistant for traditional Akan music from Ghana and urban music from Democratic Republic of Congo, 8 students, undergraduate music & non-music majors. January-May.
1997 MUS-22121, Sec. 008, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 23 students. August-December.
1997 MUS-12212, Sec. 001, 3 credits, Musics of Non-Western Cultures: Understanding of world musics and culture, 32 students, undergraduate music majors. January-May.
1996 MUS-22121, Sec. 007, 3 credits, Music as a World Phenomenon: 38 students. August-December.

Shenandoah University: Winchester, VA

1996 DA-381, Sec. 001, 2 credits, Dance and Music: Music fundamentals, appreciation, history, and applied skills necessary for dancers, 14 students, undergraduate dance majors. January-May.
1996 DA-531, Sec. 001, 2 credits, Dance Accompanying Seminar: Graduate seminar on developing the skills necessary for accompaniment of various dance styles, 3 students, graduate dance accompanying majors. January-May.
1996 APPR-510, Sec. 002, 2 credits, Applied Percussion: Individual lessons for graduate percussion majors on a variety of hand drumming styles, 3 students. January-May.

Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School: Bridgewater, NJ

1994 Music for Dancers: Music fundamentals & applied skills for young dancers, 10 students, high school dance majors. January-June.
1993 Music for Dancers: 12 students. August-December.
1993 Music for Dancers: 14 students. January-June.

COMMITTEES

2006-present Currently serving on the Asian Arts & Culture Center Faculty Advisory Committee at Towson University.
2006-present Currently serving on the Percussive Arts Society World Percussion Committee.
2002-2003 Served on the Popular Music Section Committee for the Society of
Ethnomusicology.
2001-2002 Served as out-of-state juror for International Music Performance category for Maryland State Arts Council.

PERFORMING EXPERIENCE - SELECTED

2008 Carnatic music concert with vocalist K. S. Resmi at Many Moons Asian Festival at Towson University in Towson, MD. 6 September 2008.
2008 Percussionist for world premiere musical David in Shadow and Light, musical score by Daniel Hoffman, at Theater J in Washington, DC. 6 May - June 15 2008.
2008 Frame drum workshop at Herdeljezi Romani Festival at National Cathedral School in Washington, DC. 17 May 2008.
2008 World music concerts with Carnatic vocalist K. S. Resmi and Glen Fittin at The Underground Concert Series in Maplewood, NJ. 12 April 2008.
2008 World music concerts with Carnatic vocalist K. S. Resmi and Glen Fittin at The Loft in Brattleboro, VT. 11 April 2008.
2008 World music concert with Glen Fittin and Carnatic vocalist K. S. Resmi and frame drum workshop at North American Frame Drum Association, Inc. Frame Drum Fest 2008 in Mendham, NJ. 29-30 March 2008.
2008 Artist-in-Residence with Carnatic vocalist K. S. Resmi at Lakeview Intermediate School in Stow, OH. 22 February 2008.
2007 Indian music concert with Carnatic vocalist K. S. Resmi at Sun to Stars Festival in New York, NY. 8 September 2007.
2007 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at Patriot's Theater in Trenton,
NJ. 20 May 2007.
2007 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at Talbot County Auditorium in
Easton, MD. 5 May 2007.
2007 Master class on solkattu for jazz percussion majors at Towson University in
Towson, MD. 24 April 2007.
2007 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at Trinity Episcopal Church in
Norfolk, VA. 25 March 2007.
2007 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at Ferguson Center for the Arts
at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. 25 March 2007.
2007 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at Epworth United Methodist
Church in Norfolk, VA. 24 March 2007.
2007 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at Regent University Theater for
PBS American Voices TV special at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA.
23 March 2007.
2007 Artist-in-Residence for Percussion Department at Duqesne University in
Pittsburgh, PA. 19-20 March 2007.
2007 Artist-in-Residence for Percussion Department at Duqesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. 9-10 January 2007.
2006 World music & rhythm workshops for Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University Choreography Workshop in Baltimore, MD. 11, 14, 15 August 2006.
2006 Workshops in Irish bodhrán at The Rhythm of Ireland School of Irish Dance in Virginia Beach, VA. 10-12 July 2006.
2006 Percussionist for theatrical production of The Persians, musical score by Michael Roth, performances with The Shakespeare Theatre Company at The Lansburgh Theatre in Washington, DC. 4 April-21 May 2006.
2006 World music concert & workshop with Mark Holland, Jeff Ball, Ron Warren, and Dawn Avery at Potomac Native American Flute Festival at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. 17-18 February 2006.
2006 Artist-in-Residence for Percussion Department at University of Missouri-Columbia in Columbia, MO. Composition commission. 12-15 February 2006.
2005 Artist-in Residence for summer choreography workshop at Peabody Conservatory, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. 11-13 August 2005.
2005 Percussion workshops at Peabody Conservatory, Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore, MD. 7, 13, 20 July 2005.
2005 World music concert with Dawn Avery at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. 28 April 2005.
2005 Artist-in-Residence for Percussion Department at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL. 14-16 April 2005.
2005 World music concert with Dawn Avery at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. 2 April 2005.
2005 World music concert with Glen Fittin at Solar 1, Stuyvesant Cove Park in
New York, NY. 10 February 2005.
2005 World music concert with Glen Fittin and Mark Holland at Christopher
Newport University in Newport News, VA. 21 January 2005.
2004 World music concert with Peter Phippen and Mark Holland at University
of Illinois-Springfield in Springfield, IL. 23 October 2004.
2004 World music concert with Peter Phippen and Mark Holland at The Focal Point in St. Louis, MO. 22 October 2004.
2004 World music concert and clinic with Peter Phippen and Mark Holland at University of Missouri-St. Louis in St. Louis, MO. 22 October 2004.
2004 World music concert with Peter Phippen and Mark Holland at Mountain Music Shoppe in Shawnee, KS. 21 October 2004.
2004 World music concert with Mark Holland at Lewes Public Library in Lewes, DE. 3 October 2004.
2004 World music concerts and workshop with Mark Holland at Baltimore International Rhythm Festival in Baltimore, MD. 2 October 2004.
2004 World music concert with Mark Holland and Dawn Avery at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. 30 September 2004.
2004 World music concert with Glen Fittin at Abe Lebewohl Park of St. Mark's Church in New York, NY. 17 June 2004.
2004 World music concert with Paul Winter at the Burgdorff Cultural Center in Maplewood, NJ. 29 May 2004.
2004 World music concert of Carnatic music with Professor T. R. Subramanyum and V. K. Raman at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, MD. 8 May 2004.
2004 World music concert with Mark Holland at Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, MO. 29 April 2004.
2004 Artist-in-Residence for the Percussion Department at University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. Two composition commissions. 24-25 January 2004.
2003 Orchestral music concert with The Washington Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra at Concert Hall, George Mason University in Vienna, VA. 6 December 2003.
2003 World music concerts with Malcolm Dalglish & Moira Smiley at Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, Buskirk-Chumley Indiana Theater in Bloomington, IN. 26-27 September 2003.
2003 Solo world music concert at Many Moons Asian Festival at Student Union, Towson University in Towson, MD. 20 September 2003.
2003 World music concert with Drumplay and Giovanni Hidalgo at RhythmFest II in Nelson, OH. 14 September 2003.
2003 World music concert with Drumplay and Benoit Moerlen (of Gong) at Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH. 13 September 2003.
2003 World music concert with Drumplay at RhythmFest II in Nelson, OH. 13 September 2003.
2003 World music concert with Mark Holland at Prescott Evangelical Free Church in Modesto, CA. 10 August 2003.
2003 World music tour with Malcolm Dalglish and Moira Smiley. Concerts in Tuolumne Meadows, Bishop, and Lee Vining in CA. 1-9 August 2003.
2003 Orchestral music concert with the Summit Choral Society and Orchestra at E. J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, The University of Akron in Akron, OH. 21 June 2003.
2003

World music concert with Sandy Weltman at Bayt Stage of the Conner Prairie White River Folk Festival in Fishers, IN. 7 June 2003
2003 World music concert with Mark Holland and Joe Garnier at Main Stage of the Laumeier Arts Festival at Laumeier Park in St. Louis, MO. 10 May 2003.
2003 World music concert with Mark Holland at Kirkwood Park Amphitheater in Kirkwood, MO. 9 May 2003.
2003 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish and The Kettering Children’s Choir at Memorial Hall in Dayton, OH. 4 May 2003.
2003 World music concert with Glen Velez and Malcolm Dalglish at Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. 15 March 2003.
2003 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, Millennium Stage in Washington, DC. 14 March 2003.
2003 World music concert with Mark Holland at Eliot Chapel in Kirkwood, MO. 3 March 2003.
2003 Jazz concerts with Sandy Weltman and Carolbeth True at St. Louis Convention Center in St. Louis, MO. 1-2 March 2003.
2003 World music concert with Sandy Weltman at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, IL. 5 February 2003.
2002 World music concerts with Mark Holland at Auditorium of Third Baptist Church and Sanctuary of St. Xavier College Church in St. Louis, MO. 31 December 2002.
2002 Orchestral music concert with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall in Cleveland, OH. 13-14 December 2002.

2002 World music concert with Mark Holland at University of Illinois-Springfield, Studio Theater in Springfield, IL. 4 November 2002.

2002 New music concert with George Crumb and Ted Rounds of Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) at Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University in Kent, OH. 22 September 2002.
2002 Jazz concert with Oregon (Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, and Mark Walker) and Autumn’s Child (Peter Mayer, Jim Mayer, and Mark Holland) at Generations in St. Louis, MO. 17 September 2002.

2002 World music concert with Peter Mayer, Jim Mayer, and Mark Holland at Generations in St. Louis, MO. 19 May 2002.

2002 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg, WV. 6 April 2002.

2002 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish and Henry Leck at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY. 17 March 2002.

2002 World music concert with Mark Holland at Eliot Chapel in St. Louis, MO. 5 March 2002.

2002 World music Artist-in-Residence at Brentwood High School in St. Louis, MO. 5 March 2002.

2001 American folk music concert with Slats Klug at John Waldron Arts Center in Bloomington, IN. 15 December 2001.
2001

Artist-in-Residence with Malcolm Dalglish at Middlesex School in Concord, MA. 6-11 December 2001.
2001 World music concert with Gary Stroutsos at Frog's Leap Winery-Silverado Trail in Rutherford, CA. 17 November 2001.

2001 American folk music concert with Slats Klug at Indiana University Playhouse, in Nashville, IN. 10 November 2001.

2001 World music concert with Gary Stroutsos and Native American musicians R. Carlos Nakai and Paul Thompson at Louise Lincoln Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale, AZ. 21 September 2001.

2001 World music tour in California with Malcolm Dalglish, Moira Smiley, and Vivian Ellis. Performances in Bodie, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite Valley, Lee Vining, Bishop, Mammoth Lakes, and June Lake in CA. 8-20 August 2001.

2001 World music tour in Maine with Malcolm Dalglish, Moira Smiley, and Buckley Smith. Performances in Green's Island, Vinalhaven, North Haven, Rockland, Northeast Harbor, Lewiston, Unity, and Winterport in ME. 22 July-4 August 2001.

2001 Steel pan soloist with Ted Rounds in choral music concert with Summit Choral Society, E. J. Thomas Hall, The University of Akron in Akron, OH. 16 June 2001.
2001 World music concert at The International Native American Flute Association
Convention with R. Carlos Nakai, Peter Phippen, Gary Stroutsos & Mark Holland at Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University in Kent, OH. 9 June 2001.
2001 Artist-in-Residence at Westover School in Middlebury, CT. 23-28 April 2001.

2001 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish and Henry Leck at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY. 7 April 2001.

2001 World music solo concert at Inside Gallery in Cleveland, OH. 23 March 2001.

2000 World music concert of Carnatic music with Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman at Kresge Auditorium, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, OH. 3 November 2000.

2000
Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish and The Minnesota Center Chorale at Benedicta Arts Center, College of Saint Benedict-Saint John's University in Saint Joseph, MN. 29 October 2000.

2000
Frame drum clinic at Music Department of College of Saint Benedict-Saint John's University in Saint Joseph, MN. 27 October 2000.

2000


World music concert of Carnatic music with Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman at Main Hall Auditorium, Kent State University Stark Campus in North Canton, OH. 8 October 2000.

2000


World music tour in Maine with Malcolm Dalglish & Moira Smiley. Performances in Green's Island, Vinalhaven, Rockland, Bangor, Northeast Harbor, and Washington in Maine. 30 June-14 July 2000.

2000 New music concert with composer Halim El-Dabh & Ted Rounds at Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University in Kent, OH. 5 February 2000.
1999 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish & Siouxland Youth Chorus at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA. 18 December 1999.
1999 World music performances with Malcolm Dalglish & The Ooolites at Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, Buskirk-Chumley Indiana Theater in Bloomington, IN. 25-26 September 1999.
1999 Solo world music concert with modern dancer Colleen Clark at Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, OH. 18 June 1999.
1999 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at Buskirk-Chumley Indiana Theater in Bloomington, IN. 20 April 1999.
1998 Dance concerts with Sacramento Ballet at Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, CA. Choreographer: Septime Weber, performances of collaborated percussion score with Robert "Tigger" Benford & Rex Benincasa for ballet suite Fluctuating Hemlines. 11-14 February 1999.
1998 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish & The Ooolites at Earlham College in Richmond, IN. 28 September 1998.
1998 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish & The Ooolites at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Bean Blossom, IN. 27 September 1998.
1998 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish & The Ooolites at The Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, John Waldron Arts Center in Bloomington, IN. 27 September 1998.
1998 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish & The Ooolites at The Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, First United Methodist Church in Bloomington, IN. 26 September 1998.
1998 World music concert with Glen Velez & Malcolm Dalglish at The Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium in Bloomington, IN. 25 September 1998.
1998 Frame drum workshop at Kent State Folk Festival, Kent State University in Kent, OH. 13 September 1998.

1998 Choral music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at Bloomington Early Music Festival, Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. 19 May 1998.

1998 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA. 19 April 1998.

1998 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at St. Mendelin Church in Fosteria, OH. 22 March 1998.

1997 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at The Lotus World Music & Arts Festival in Bloomington, IN. 25 September 1997.

1997 World music solo concert at Kent State Folk Festival in Kent, OH. 12-14 September 1997.

1997 World music concert with Malcolm Dalglish at Toledo Art Museum in Toledo, OH. 10 May 1997.

1997 Recording of score for theater performance of Anthony & Cleopatra at Cleveland Playhouse in Cleveland, OH. Composer: Halim El-Dabh. 19 January 1997.

1997 Dance concerts with American Repertory Ballet at Joyce Theatre in New York, NY. Choreographer: Septime Weber, performances of collaborated percussion score with Robert "Tigger" Benford & Rex Benincasa for ballet suite Fluctuating Hemlines. 4-9 February 1997.

1996 World music concert on hammer dulcimer with Michael DeLalla at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. 24 March 1996.
1995 World music concert with John Snyder at New York Open Center in New York, NY. 12 July 1995.

1995 New music concert with Annea Lockwood Ensemble at Bang on a Can Festival, Lincoln Center in New York, NY. Performed with Jon Gibson, J. D. Parran, Art Baron & Peter Zummo. 21 May 1995.

1993 New music concert with Annea Lockwood Ensemble at Immanuel Congregational Church in Hartford, CT. Performed with Jon Gibson, J. D. Parran, Art Baron & Peter Zummo. 20 November 1993.
1993

Chamber music concert with Voices & Anonymous IV at Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, NY. 18 April 1993.

1993 New music concert with Annea Lockwood Ensemble at St. Peter's Church in New York, NY. Performed with Jon Gibson, J. D. Parran, Art Baron & Peter Zummo. 14 April 1993.
1988-1992 Summer stock midi-percussionist at The Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, NY. Performances of numerous Broadway musicals on midi-percussion instruments including Anything Goes, Brigadoon, Cabaret, Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Kiss Me Kate, The Sound of Music, Sugar Babies, La Cage aux Folles, Little Shop of Horrors, The Music Man, Good News, Me and My Girl, They’re Playing Our Song, Kismet, Naughty Marietta, Jerry’s Girls, Call Me Madam, and Oklahoma! Annually, May-September.
1992 World music concert with Randy Crafton & Steve Gorn at Roulette in New York, NY. 13 April 1992.

1992 Jazz concerts with Benny Carter Big Band at The State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. 7-9 February 1992.

1991 Orchestral music concert with Marilyn Horne at The State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. 10 November 1991.

1991 Mixed media music concert with Elodie Lauten at Performing Garage in New York, NY. 11-14 April 1991.

1990 New music concert with Annea Lockwood Ensemble at St. Peter's Church in New York, NY. Performed with Jon Gibson, J. D. Parran, Art Baron & Peter Zummo. 13 December 1990.

1990 World music concert with Glen Velez at New York Open Center in New York, NY. Performed with Glen Velez, Randy Crafton, Steve Gorn, Howard Levy & Layne Redmond. 25 April 1990.

1989 World music concerts with Paul Winter Consort at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, NY. Performed with Paul Winter, Eugene Friesen, Paul Halley, Nóiríin Ní Riain & Glen Velez. 14-16 December 1989.

1989 World music concert with Glen Velez, John Clark, Steve Gorn, Howard Levy & Layne Redmond at The Knitting Factory in New York, NY. 16 August 1989.
1989 New music concert with Annea Lockwood & Art Baron at Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Staten Island, NY. 12 May 1989.

1989 World music concert with Glen Velez, Steve Gorn & Layne Redmond at The Sculpture Studio in New York, NY. 29 April 1989.
1989 Percussionist for East Coast tour with Gerald Alston (of The Manhattans). Including pop concert at the Apollo Theater in New York, NY. 10 February 1989.
1987-1988 Percussionist for East Coast tour with theatrical troupe The Shoestring Players. August-June.
1986 Member of the New York Indonesian Consulate Javanese Gamelan, directed by Anne Stebinger in New York, NY. September-December.
1985 New music concert with John Cage and New Jersey Percussion Ensemble at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. 28 March 1985.

 

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING EXPERIENCE

2009 Invited artist for 5 workshops and 4 concerts at Tamburi Mundi in Freiburg in Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. 3-9 August 2009.
2009 Workshop and concert performances at NAFDA Canada at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 14 June 2009.
2008 Solo performances and workshops at Greek Frame Drums Meeting in Mesolóngi, Greece. 17-20 March 2008.
2005 Guest Lecturer for the Department of Indian Music at University of Madras in Chennai, India. Presented two lectures on modern frame drumming and performed in a concert of Indian fusion music with K. Sekar. 5-6 October 2005.
2004 N. Scott Robinson’s world music ensemble Handful invited by Seoul metropolitan government to participate in the 2004 Seoul Drum Festival. Performances & workshop at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul, Republic of Korea. 8-10 October 2004.
2004 Invited musician for modern dance and music performances for the Seoul International Crossover Improvisation Dance Festival at Munyae Theater in Seoul, Republic of Korea and the Busan International Improvisation Dance Festival at Min-ju Theater in Busan, Republic of Korea. 19-22 April 2004.
2003 Invited musician for modern dance and music performances for the Seoul International Crossover Improvisation Dance Festival at Munyae Theater in Seoul, Republic of Korea and the Busan International Improvisation Dance Festival at Kyungsung University in Busan, Republic of Korea. 23-25, 28 April 2003.
2001 World percussion soloist at Korea Drum Festival in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Solo performances at Sinchon Culture Festival in Sinchon and Seoul Land in Kwachon City, Republic of Korea. 24-28 May 2001.
2000 World music tour in Victoria, Australia with Malcolm Dalglish & Young Voices of Melbourne. Performances at Buchan Caves Princess Royal Chamber in Buchan, Mount Buffalo Chalet in Bright, Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo, Yering Station Wine Cellar in Yering & City of Glen Eira Arts Complex in Melbourne, Australia. 10, 12-15 April 2000.
1999 Invited clinician to Seoul Performing Arts Company in Seoul, Republic of Korea to teach West African rhythm to South Korean samul nori percussionists, performed traditional West African music and original compositions. 14-23 July 1999.
1994 World percussion clinic at Japan Percussion Center in Tokyo, Japan. Demonstrated various techniques of mbira, congas & tambourine styles of Egypt, Italy, Brazil & frame drum styles of South India & Persia. 22 October 1994.

PUBLICATIONS - SELECTED

2009 "Dance Accompanying: The Basic Steps," in Dance in My Life. Edited by Dr. Kim Chandler-Vaccaro. Reston, VA: National Dance Education Association, 2009: 42-44.
2009 Contributing editor for chapter on Hindustani music of North India in Listen to This by Mark Evan Bonds. New York: Routledge, 2009.
2008 Six photos published in chapter on India for World Music: A Global Journey by Terry Miller and Andrew Shahriari. New York: Routledge, 2008.
2008 Nineteen photos published for various articles on music and culture in USA, India, Japan, and Zimbabwe for The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (2 volumes). Edited by Douglas Puchowski. New York: Routledge, 2008.
2007 "BataMbira: A Marriage of Sacred Music from Cuba and Zimbabwe." Percussive Notes 65, no. 5 (October 2007): 62.
2006 "Ubang Demo" and "Clay Shaker and Claypan Demo" audio for book/CD From Mud to Music: Making and Enjoying Ceramic Musical Instruments. Barry Hall and Daryl Baird (authors). Westerville, OH: The American Ceramic Society, 2006.
2005 "Tomorrow Never Knows." The Economic Times [India], 6 November 2005: 10.

2003

"Okay Temiz: Drummer of Many Worlds." Percussive Notes 41, no. 4 (August 2003): 28-30, 32-34.
2003 "Insights on Practicing World Percussion." Percussive Notes 41, no. 2 (April 2003): 44-46, 48 (co-authored with B. Michael Williams, Michael Spiro, Mohamed da Costa, Bruce Carver, Alan Dworsky, and Erica Azim).
2003 "Frame Drums and Tambourines," "Mbira (Thumb Piano)," "Bodhrán" (with Mike Brocken), and "Berimbau" (with Richard Graham) entries for Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 2: Performance and Production. Edited by John Shepherd, David Horn, Dave Laing, Paul Oliver, and Peter Wicke. New York: Continuum, 2003, 344-350, 362-372, 388-394.
2001 "Korea Drum Festival." Modern Drummer 25, no. 11 (November 2001): 160-161.
2001 "Live from the Korea Drum Festival," Rhythm Music 10, no. 11 (November 2001): 22-23.
2001 "Zakir Hussain: A Tale of Tabla." Modern Drummer 25, no. 3 (March 2001): 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 100.
2001 "John Bergamo: Percussion World View." Percussive Notes 39, no. 1 (February 2001): 8-17.
2000 "Zakir Hussain: Um mestre da tabla no cenário fusion." Batera & Percussão [Brazil] 4, no. 38 (October 2000): 48-51.
2000 "Naná Vasconcelos: The Nature of Naná," Modern Drummer 24, no. 7 (July 2000): 98-102, 104, 106, 108.
2000 "Rhythm Legend Airto: Then & Now," Modern Drummer 24, no. 6 (June 2000): 68-72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82.
2000 "Glen Velez: A World of Sound in His Hands," Modern Drummer 24, no. 4 (April 2000): 72-76, 78-80, 82, 84, 86.
2000 "If I Had a Hammer: An Interview with Malcolm Dalglish," Dulcimer Players News 26, no. 1 (February/April 2000): 24-28.
1999 "Glen Velez: World Music Total," Batera & Percussão [Brazil] 3, no. 28, (December 1999): 30-32.

 

COMPOSITIONS - SELECTED

2009 "Carnatic Variations," commissioned frame drums & solkattu ensemble piece published by New World View Music. World premiere at Winthrop University. April 2009.
2008 "Ghanaba Celebration," commissioned West African piece for voices and hand claps for percussion ensemble published by New World View Music. September 2008.
2008 "Sankofa," commissioned West African piece for 7 percussionists published by New World View Music. September 2008.
2006 "Interior Design," commissioned solkattu & frame drums ensemble piece published by New World View Music. World premiere at University of Missouri-Columbia. 8 April 2006.
2006 "Trio for Ogun," conga trio performed at the National Percussion Festival as part of the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, IN. 24 March 2006.
2004 "Orisha Offering," commissioned conga trio performed at Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Nashville, TN. 11 November 2004.
2004 "Global Positions," commissioned ghaval solo published by New World View Music. World premiere at University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. 23 October 2004.
2004 "Well in Hand," kanjira solo published by New World View Music. August 2004.
2003 "Trio for Ogun," conga trio with three conch shells published with CD by New World View Music. November 2003.
2003 "Mirage," riq duo published with CD by HoneyRock Publishing. May 2003.
2003 "Shaken, Not Stirred," riq solo published with CD by HoneyRock Publishing. May 2003.
2003 "Il Mano," tamburello solo published with CD by HoneyRock Publishing. May 2003.
2003 "Bear Talk," pandeiro duo published with CD by HoneyRock Publishing. May 2003.
2003 "Handful," bendir solo published with CD by HoneyRock Publishing. May 2003.

RECORDINGS - SELECTED

N. Scott Robinson

2009 Wind & Fire - Mark Holland & N.Scott Robinson, CD, Cedar n Sage Music CS 7514.
2001 Things That Happen Fast - N. Scott Robinson, CD, New World View Music NWVM CD-02.
1996 Hand Drumming: Exercises for Unifying Technique - N. Scott Robinson, video, Wright Hand Drum WHD-001.
1994 World View - N. Scott Robinson, CD, United One Records U1CD 402 4569 3027 2.

As Sideman

2007 Thousand Year Dreaming / Floating World - Annea Lockwood, CD reissue, Pogus Productions P21045-2.
2007 Into The Sky - Malcolm Dalglish, CD, Ooolitic Music OM-1113.
2006 Thundering Silence - Oxymora, CD, Falling Mountain FM-1048.
2006 Alchemy: Music for Meditation - Dawn Avery, CD, Okenti records OR-3344-3.
2006 Alchemy of Abundance - Rick Jarow, Ph.D., Book & CD set, SoundsTrue K934D.
2005 Standing on the Edge - Marcos Cavalcante & Janiece Jaffe, CD, JLJ Recordings JLJ-0060.
2005 Cushetunk - Larry Barbee, CD, Cushetunk Music CTM002.
2004 Beyond Borders - Andrew McKnight, CD, Falling Mountain Music FM-1043.
2003 Bridges: The Echoes Living Room Concerts Volume Nine - Various Artists, CD, Echodisc EDC 1009.
2003 Frames Without Borders - Yahoo! Frame Drummer Group, FDG CD 01 (compilation).
2003 Lies and Love Songs - Slats Klug & Friends, CD, Rebo Music 132027.
2003 Four Winds: "The Collection" 1998-2003 - Autumn’s Child, CD, Cedar ‘n’ Sage CS 7508 (compilation).
2002 Progressive World - Autumn’s Child, CD, Cedar ‘n’ Sage CS 7507.
2002

Le projet flou - Daniel Palomo Vinuesa & Collectif Serendipity, CD, Association Evasion CD-03.

2002

In Performance - Autumn's Child/Mark Holland, CD, Cedar ’n’ Sage Music CS 7500.

2001 A Brown County Christmas, Volume 2 - Slats Klug and Friends, CD, Rebo Music 1231.
2000 [Handmade] - Various Artists, CD, Mountain Rhythm MRCD 2000.
2000 Circles in Time - C. Winton Reynolds, CD, CWR-01.
1998 Mchanganyiko wa Muziki wa ki Afrika - Kazadi wa Mukuna African Ensemble, CD, Center for the Study of World Musics CSWM-001.
1997 Pleasure - Malcolm Dalglish, CD, Ooolitic Music OM 1112.
1995 The Yellow River - Tu Guobi (director), performed on TV soundtrack, Discovery Channel.
1993 Live at the Knitting Factory, Volumes 1-5 - Various Artists, 5 CD set, Knitting Factory Works KFW 12345 (compilation).
1993 Thousand Year Dreaming - Annea Lockwood, CD, What Next?/Nonsequitur Foundation WN 0010.
1992 Harlem Renaissance - Benny Carter Big Band, CD, Music Masters 01612 65080-2. Winner of Grammy Award.
1990 The Aerial #2 - Annea Lockwood & Art Baron, CD, Nonsequitur Foundation AER 1990/2.
1989 Live at the Knitting Factory, Vol. 2 - Glen Velez & Various Artists, CD, A&M Records CD 5276.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2008 Performances with Bill Miller, Joseph Fire Crow, R. Carlos Nakai, and others at International Native American and World Flute Association Covention at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI. 9-13 July 2008.
2008 Clinic on "Hand Drumming and Brushes" at Percussive Arts Society Virginia / Washington, DC Chapter Day of Percussion at Flint Hill School in Oakton, VA. 5 April 2008.
2008 Paper on Carnatic percussion in India at North American Frame Drum Association, Inc. Frame Drum Festival 2008, "Conservation, Performance Practice, and Pedagogy: Issues in Kanjira Research in India" in Mendham, NJ. 29 March 2008.
2007 Clinic on "Modern Kanjira in Carnatic Music" with Amrit Nataraj, Antonio Malatesta, and K. S. Resmi at Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Columbus, OH. 2 November 2007.
2004 Clinic on "Frame Drums" at Percussive Arts Society MD/DE Chapter Day of Percussion at Towson University in Towson, MD. 28 March 2004. Sponsored by Cooperman.
2002 Panel discussion "Makers & Shakers" between manufactures and artists at Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Columbus, OH. 15 November 2002. Sponsored by Mountain Rhythm, Wright Hand Drum, and Cooperman.
2002 Paper on Brazilian percussion at Society for Ethnomusicology International Conference, "Brazil and Beyond: The Technical and Timbral Expansion of the Berimbau in Popular Musics" in Estes Park, CO. 26 October 2002.
2002 Paper on Brazilian percussion at Society for Ethnomusicology Niagara Chapter Annual Meeting, "Brazil and Beyond: The Technical and Timbral Expansion of the Berimbau in Popular Musics," Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. 9 March 2002.
1999 Cooperman frame drum presentation at Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Columbus, OH. 29 October 1999.
1998 Concert performance with Malcolm Dalglish & Masterworks Chorale at American Choral Directors Association Conference in Detroit, MI. 12 February 1998. Sponsored by Masterworks Chorale.
1997 Clinic on "Introduction to Mbira" at Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Anaheim, CA. 20 November 1997. Sponsored by Lucinda Ellison Musical Instruments.
1997 Dance accompanist for Ohio Dance Conference in Akron, OH. 25-26 October 1997. Sponsored by The University of Akron.
1996 Clinic on "Hand Drumming: Unifying Technique" at Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Nashville, TN. 22 November 1996. Sponsored by the Wright Hand Drum.
1996 Clinic on "Unifying Technique: Hand Drumming " at Percussive Arts Society VA/DC Chapter Day of Percussion in Fairfax, VA. 30 March 1996. Sponsored by the Percussive Arts Society & Remo.
1995 Clinic on "Dance Accompanying: Percussion for Pianists" at International Guild of Musicians in Dance Conference, Marymount Manhattan College in New York, NY, 3 June 1995. Sponsored by International Guild of Musicians in Dance.

ACADEMIC HONORS, AWARDS, GRANTS

2005-2006

Recipient of Senior Performing Arts Fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies for study and research of percussion in Carnatic music in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & Kerala, India during 2005-2006.

2004

Recipient of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Award. 4 February 2004.

2003

Inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honorary Society, Delta Chi Chapter, by vote from Kent State University faculty. 11 April 2003.

2002

Recipient of Creative Arts Achievement Award from Kent State University Graduate Student Senate. 5 April 2002.

1996-2003

Awarded Full Tuition Scholarship and Graduate Teaching Assistantship at Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, Kent State University for working towards M.A. & Ph.D. degrees. Annually, August-May.

1994 Griffis Prize for scholarly paper "Javanese & Balinese Gamelan." Awarded by Asian Studies Department, Rutgers College, Rutgers University. 14 June 1994.
1989-1992 Recipient of Nicholas Scholarship for performance, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Annually, September-May.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2007-present North American Frame Drum Association, Inc., 501 (c)(3), Chair & Treasuer.
2003-present Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honorary Society, Delta Chi Chapter.

2002-present Society for Ethnomusicology.

1995-present B.M.I. (composer & publishing company).

1984-present Percussive Arts Society.

COMPANY ENDORSEMENTS

2008-present Rockcreek Steel Drums, Arnold, MD: extended range lead steel pan.
2008-present Meinl Percussion, Germany: congas & percussion.
2008-present Kleo Drums, Athens, Greece: stamna & daouli.
2008-present Laughing Mallard/The Oregon Flute Store, OR: signature series frame drum cases.
2007-present Array Instruments, CA: array mbira.
2007-present Nittany Percussion, MD: wood blocks.
2006-present David Bellinger Kalimba, OR: electric kalimba & ilimba.
2006-present Decora 43, Hokkaido, Japan: cajon.
1999-present Mountain Rhythm, Ontario, Canada: bata.
1999-present Cooperman, VT: signature series frame drums & tambourines.
1996-present

Wright Hand Drum, MD: udu & clay frame drum.

1996-2004 Lucinda Ellison Musical Instruments, TN: electric mbira.
1995-1999
Remo, CA: world percussion, frame drums & drumheads.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

South Indian music
Cross-cultural music
Percussion composition
Jazz history & improvisation
World tambourine styles & hand drumming
Shona music
American music & recordings

RADIO APPEARANCES - SELECTED

2008 National Public Radio Maryland Morning by Tom Hall in Baltimore, MD, aired interview with N. Scott Robinson on Tuvan throat singing. 3 March 2008.
2006 National Public Radio Metro Connection by Stephanie Kaye in Washington, DC, aired interview with N. Scott Robinson about percussion in The Persians. 5 May 2006.
2003 Public Radio International Echoes by John Diliberto, nationally aired live Living Room Concert of N. Scott Robinson with Autumn’s Child. 27 July 2003.
2003 Public Radio International Echoes by John Diliberto, nationally aired live Living Room Concert of N. Scott Robinson with Autumn’s Child. 24 July 2003.
2003 Public Radio International Echoes by John Diliberto, nationally aired a live interview with N. Scott Robinson, Mark Holland, Peter Mayer & Jim Mayer. 13-15 June 2003.
2003 Public Radio International Echoes by John Diliberto, nationally aired live Living Room Concert of N. Scott Robinson with Autumn’s Child. 12, 17-18 May 2003.
2003 Public Radio International Echoes by John Diliberto, nationally aired a live interview with N. Scott Robinson, Mark Holland, Peter Mayer & Jim Mayer. 16, 19-20 April 2003.

REVIEWS/ARTICLES- SELECTED

2004

CD: World View by N. Scott Robinson, World Rhythm 3, no. 1
(September/October 2004), 13, P. R. Brimstone.

2003

CD: Things That Happen Fast by N. Scott Robinson, Jazz Journal International 56, no. 12 (December 2003), 40, Michael Tucker.

2003

SCORE: "Il Mano" by N. Scott Robinson, Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 58, John H. Beck.

2003 SCORE: "Handful" by N. Scott Robinson, Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 58, John R. Raush.
2003 SCORE: "Shaken, Not Stirred" by N. Scott Robinson, Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 58, Lisa Rogers.
2003 SCORE: "Bear Talk" by N. Scott Robinson, Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 58, George Frock.
2003

SCORE: "Mirage" by N. Scott Robinson, Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 57-58, Terry O’Mahoney.

2003 CD: World View by N. Scott Robinson, Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 70, Lisa Rogers.
2002 CD: Things That Happen Fast by N. Scott Robinson, Percussioni [Italy] 13, no. 133 (October 2002), 9, Peppe Consolmagno.
2002 CD: Things That Happen Fast by N. Scott Robinson, Percussive Notes 40, no. 4 (August 2002), 78-79, John R. Raush.
2002 CD: Things That Happen Fast by N. Scott Robinson, All Music Guide (2002), Matt Collar.
2002 CD: Things That Happen Fast by N. Scott Robinson, Drums and Percussion [Germany] 3 (May/June 2002), 97, Heinz Kronberger.
2001 CONCERT: Trio performance with Gary Stroutsos and R. Carlos Nakai: Voice of the Wind 1 (2002), 21, Audrey Burk.
1998 CLINIC: "Talk of the Globe: PASIC '97 Highlights World Percussion," Rhythm Music Magazine 7, no. 4, (April 1998), 12, Steve Lurie.
1997 VIDEO: Hand Drumming: Exercises for Unifying Technique by N. Scott Robinson, Percussive Notes 35, no. 6 (December 1997), 70, John H. Beck.
1997 VIDEO: Hand Drumming: Exercises for Unifying Technique by N. Scott Robinson, Modern Drummer 21, no. 8, (August 1997), 130, Victor Rendón.
1996 ARTICLE: On N. Scott Robinson: "On the Move: N. Scott Robinson," Modern Drummer 20, no. 2, (February 1996), 126.
1995 CONCERT: With Annea Lockwood: The New York Times (23 May 1995), C13, C16, Allan Kozinn.
1994 CD: Thousand Year Dreaming by Annea Lockwood, Experimental Musical Instruments 9 (June 1994), 40.
1993 CONCERT: With Annea Lockwood: The New York Times, (20 April 1993), Bernard Holland.
1991 CONCERT: With Elodie Lauten: The Village Voice (15 May 1991), 86, Kyle Gann.
1991 CONCERT: With Annea Lockwood: The Village Voice (2 January 1991), 71, Kyle Gann.
1989 CONCERT: With Glen Velez: The Village Voice (24 October 1989), 88, Kyle Gann.

REFERENCES

James Campbell, Professor
Director of Percussion Studies
University of Kentucky
School of Music
105C Fine Arts Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0022
Phone: 859-257-8187. E-mail: jbcamp00@uky.edu
Web page: http://www.uky.edu/FineArts/Music/faculty/james_campbell.htm

(Percussion, 5 years)

Dr. Terry Miller, Professor
Coordinator - Musicology & Ethnomusicology
Kent State University, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music
PO Box 5190
Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
Phone: 330-673-3763. E-mail: tmiller1@kent.edu
Web page: http://www.kent.edu/music/world_music/default.htm

(Ethnomusicology, 12 years)

Andrew Reamer, Associate Principal Percussion, Pitts. Symphony Duquesne University
Mary Pappert School of Music
A. J. Palumbo Center
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282
Phone: 412-654-6455. E-mail: areamer@pittsburghsymphony.org
Web page: http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/bios/Andrew+Reamer


(Percussion, 3 years)
Ted Rounds, Associate Professor
Kent State University, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music
PO Box 5190
Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
Phone: 330-672-2522. E-mail: trounds@kent.edu
Web page: http://www.tedrounds.com

(Percussion, 12 years)
Dr. B. Michael Williams, Professor
Winthrop University
115 Conservatory of Music
Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29733
Phone: 803-323-4513. E-mail: williamsm@winthrop.edu
Web page: http://www.winthrop.edu/music/williamsm.html

(Percussion, 4 years)

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES

Dr. William Kenney, Professor
Kent State University
Department of History
PO Box 5190
305 Bowman Hall
Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
Phone: 330-650-2995. E-mail: wkenney@kent.edu

(History/Culture Studies, 9 years)
Dr. Diane Luchese, Associate Professor
Towson University
Music Department
8000 York Road
Towson, Maryland 21252-0001
Phone: 410-435-3424. E-mail: dluchese@towson.edu
Web page: http://wwwnew.towson.edu/music/bios/luchese.htm

(Music Theory, 5 years)
Dr. Carl Schmidt, Professor
Towson University
Music Department
8000 York Road
Towson, Maryland 21252-0001
Phone: 410-704-2830. E-mail: cschmidt@towson.edu
Web page: http://wwwnew.towson.edu/music/bios/schmidt.htm

(Musicology, 5 years)
 

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