Posted 5:55 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, 2012
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An international marching and drum set clinician will be on campus next week.
World-renowned tenor player Bill Bachman will give a free drum clinic from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in Annett Recital Hall in the Center for the Arts, 16th and Vine streets. The clinic is free and open to the public.
Bachman will be at UW-L for several days working with the Screaming Eagles Marching Band drum line helping them prepare for the upcoming season.
Bachman studied percussion performance at the University of North Texas and is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. He has played with and instructed many award-winning marching percussion groups including the UNT drum line, Cadets, Bluecoats, Blue Knights, and Carolina Crown in his 12 years touring with Drum and Bugle Corps. For more information on Bachman see: www.billbachman.net.
His visit is sponsored by the percussion equipment companies: Vic Firth, Zildjian, Dynasty and Rem. For more information, contact UW-L Director of Bands Tammy Fisher at tfisher@uwlax.edu or 785.6725.
If you go—
Who: World-renowned tenor drummer Bill Bachman
What: Drum Clinic
When: 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23
Where: Annett Recital Hall, UW-La Crosse Center for the Arts, 16th and Vine streets
Admission: Free