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JAMES CAMPBELL
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Campbell has received worldwide recognition as a performer, teacher, composer,
author, and is a respected figure in the development of the contemporary
percussion ensemble. He has toured extensively throughout North and Central
America, Europe, and Asia. Currently Professor of Music and Director of
Percussion Studies at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, he also holds
the positions of Principal Percussionist with the Lexington Philharmonic,
drummer with the Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra, and Past-President of the
Percussive Arts Society.
Well known for his long association with the internationally renowned Rosemont
Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, Jim has served as their principal instructor,
arranger, and Program Coordinator. He was Percussion Director for the
McDonald's All-American High School Band and has performed at the
International Society of Music Education World Conference, Journals de la
Percussion, MENC National In-Service Conference, Midwest Band & Orchestra
Clinic, MusicFest Canada, All-Japan Band Clinic, Texas Bandmasters
Association, Bands of America World Percussion Symposium, and at several
Percussive Arts Society International Conventions.
Jim is an endorsee for Innovative Percussion, Evans Drumheads, and is a member
of the Latin Percussion Educational Advisory Board. He is a clinician for the
Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Company and a Performing Artist for Yamaha Corporation
of America, Band & Orchestral Instruments Division.
Website: http://www.uky.edu/FineArts/Music/faculty/jim_campbell/welcome.html
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