The Percussion Studio is led by Area Co-Heads, Theresa Dimond and Gregory Goodall. The studio comprises undergraduate and graduate performance and education majors. Members of the studio utilize standard and contemporary literature in developing and mastering technique and musicianship on all symphonic percussion instruments. The studio meets once a week for Percussion Ensemble and once a week for a seminar class in which a wide variety of topics are covered.
Percussion
Percussion Faculty
Lecturer - Percussion Performance
Theresa Dimond Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Theresa Dimond began her percussion studies with Mervin Britton at age 8. Upon moving to Los Angeles, she attended the University of Southern California where she…
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Lecturer - Percussion Performance
Gregory Goodall Timpanist and percussionist Gregory Goodall has performed on over 800 Hollywood motion pictures for such notable composers as John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard, Randy…
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Arturo Stable Considered by the jazz media to be at the forefront of his musical generation, Cuban born multi-instrumentalist and composer Arturo Stable has shared the stage/studio with artists such as Grammy-award…
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5:00pm
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classical
UCLA Philharmonia at Disney Hall As part of its Spring 2025 Mahler Grooves Festival, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has invited several Southern California training orchestras to perform Mahler on the Disney Hall stage throughout the day
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Mar 6 Thu
8:00pm
Free
Free
classical, contemporary
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Schoenberg Hall
Mar 10 Mon
8:00pm
Free
Free
classical, contemporary
UCLA Percussion Ensemble The UCLA Percussion Ensemble presents Mostly Marimba…and some other stuff. The concert will include Ancient Military Aires by Nexus, Arabesque No. 1 and Pagodes by Debussy, Kecak by Nishimura, A
Schoenberg Hall
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