THE TENNESSEE TECH PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE, directed by Dr. Colin Hill, plays a significant role in the percussion curriculum at TTU. Comprised of an all-undergraduate membership, the ensemble performs an average of four concerts annually, in addition to monthly campus presentations with the TTU Percussion Club. The ensemble has performed with such noted artists as Bob Becker, Josh Jennings, Kris Keeton, Brian Mason, and Dan Moore. They have commissioned and/or premiered works by Paul Lansky, Christopher Deane, Blake Tyson, Christopher Adler, John Psathas, D.J. Members of the TTU Percussion Ensemble have studied at the Leigh Howard Stevens’ Marimba Seminar, the So Percussion Summer Institute, and the Nief-Norf Summer Festival. Several members have marched as members of Carolina Crown, Music City, Phantom Regiment, Southwind, and Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps. On campus, a percussion student has been awarded the coveted TTU Department of Music’s “Outstanding Music Major” for four consecutive years. The ensemble’s performance at PASIC 2012 marks their first appearance at the convention.
