On October 21, we invite you to participate in the „Americans in Opole” concert, which will be performed by professors and students of the University of North Texas. The concert will take place in the Concert Hall of the First and Secondary State Music School. F. Chopin.

 

Mark Ford is a marimba artist and the Coordinator of Percussion at The University of North Texas College of Music in Denton, Texas. As a Past-President of the Percussive Arts Society and the coordinator of one of the largest percussion programs in the United States at UNT, Ford is an active performer and composer. Mark has been featured as a marimba soloist throughout the United States at universities, festivals and music conferences. He has performed internationally throughout Europe as well as in Japan, China, Taiwan, Australia and South America. In addition to his duties at UNT, Ford is also the Artistic Director for the annual Drum Fest Marimba/Vibraphone Competition in Opole, Poland.

 

 

Dave Hall is Associate Professor of percussion. At his previous academic appointment and under his direction, the University of Nebraska Percussion Ensemble was selected to perform a showcase concert at PASIC in both 2019 and 2016 as winners of the Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition. Besides directing the UNL Percussion Ensemble, Dr. Hall established and directed Nebraska Steel, the first university steel band in the state. Before his appointment in Lincoln Dave was a percussion instructor at Texas Christian University (TCU) and taught lessons, ensembles and courses at the University of North Texas as a teaching fellow.

 

Described as an “intrepid percussionist” by Fanfare Magazine,I-Jen Fang has a career as a solo performer, chamber musician, orchestral player, and teacher.  She joined the faculty of the McIntire Department of Music at the University of Virginia in 2005 and as Principal Timpanist and Percussionist of the Charlottesville Symphony. As a soloist, I-Jen has performed as a marimba soloist in Taiwan, U.S., Austria, France, Hungary, Romania, and South Africa.  She was also the featured marimba soloist with the Charlottesville Symphony in 2006 and 2010. n.  

 

 

 

Paul Rennick is associate professor of percussion at UN Texas where he has served on the faculty since 1991. Paul directs a variety of award-winning percussion ensembles, teaches an applied lesson studio, as well as percussion arranging and composition.

A leading figure in the world of marching percussion and percussion education, Paul has a long history of successful students and renowned performing ensembles, and has been a featured clinician and guest artist worldwide. In 2017, he was elected to the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame and the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 2021.