The University of Tennessee at Martin Percussion Studio (Julie Hill, Director) traveled to Salvador da Bahia, Brazil from May 15-22, 2011. . The UTM studio also participated in percussion lessons, cultural exchange sessions, and clinics with the percussion studio of the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) in Salvador.
The culmination of this exchange was a collective concert featuring both studios on Thursday May 19th at the UFBA School of Music. The finale of this concert was a premiere written by Hill for the event entitled, “Lembranças” in which both studios performed together. Julie told us “The UTM students were absolutely wonderful in their openness to diversity and experiences in a new and diverse culture in Salvador, Brazil. They were great ambassadors of UTM and the USA at large. We are so grateful to everyone that helped us with a truly life changing experience that the students nor I will ever forget. New hearts and minds, both in Brazil and within our UTM students, are open as a result of this exchange and the world has become just a little smaller place for us.”
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Neil W. Grover holds the unique distinction of having performed with one of the world’s foremost orchestras, the Boston Symphony; with legendary rock bands like Aerosmith; and on John Williams’ soundtrack for Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom.
For the past 28 years, Neil has gained worldwide visibility in the percussion section of the famed Boston Pops. Neil is one of the music industry’s most requested clinicians.
Neil is the author of Four Mallet Primer, and also co-author (with Garwood Whaley) of Triangle, Tambourine and Cymbal Technique, both published by Merideth Music. Neil has had numerous articles published in leading music journals including, Percussive Notes, School Band & Orchestra, and Drum Tracks. In addition, he has been the subject of feature articles in Percussive Notes, Modern Drummer, School Band & Orchestra, Drum Tracks, and Musical Merchandise Review.
As the Founder and President of Grover Pro Percussion, Neil Grover has been the world’s leading exponent of raising the standards of percussion instrument design and manufacturing. He has recently been featured on two episodes of “How It’s Made”, which airs worldwide on the Discovery Channel.
Neil Grover has been elected to six terms of office and has served on the Board of Directors of the Percussive Arts Society for 12 years. He is also a Trustee of the Winchester (Massachusetts) Community Music School, one of the country’s premier community music schools.
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