• denotes YSU alum
Rob Ferguson and Kevin Kifer, YSU First Annual Drumline Workshop, 5/5/12
George Schueller w. Michael Musillami Trio - jazz trio clinic and performance. 4/20/12
Bill Sallak - marimba clinic, music of J.S. Bach, 4/6/12
•Adam Mamula - lecture - touring on world cruises, 3/2/12
Dr. Elizabeth DeLamater - lecture for percussion seminar, 2/24/12
Jim Rupp - drumset clinic and combo masterclass. 12/6/11. Sponsored by Zildjian, Remo, ProMark, & Dana School of Music.
Filippo Lattanzi-marimba & Marco Pacassoni-vibraphone, duo recital and masterclass, 3/27/11. Freelance artists based in Italy. Sponsored by Pearl/Adams and the Dana School of Music.
Brian Fullen-drumset clinic and masterclass,3/25/11. Sponsored by Yamaha, Zildjian, Remo, and ProMark. Freelance artist in Nashville.
Nick Anderson drummer w. Mara Rosenbloom Quartet, clinic and concert, 3/2/11. NYC based jazz artist.
•Ron Coulter - masterclass on his own compositions, 11/19/10. Director of Percussion Studies at Souther Illinois University.
•Nathan Douds Group - Clinic and Concert featuring the music of Nathan Douds. 10/4/10. Pennsylvania based freelance artist.
Tom Freer - snare drum clinic & masterclass, 3/4/10, Sponsored by Pearl/Adams, Zildjian, Evans, and ProMark. With Cleveland Orchestra.
Todd Sucherman - drumset clinic, 11/7/09. Sponsored by the The Drum Shop, Struthers, OH. Chicago based freelance artist & drummer with Styx.
•Craig Hill - The freelance percussion and touring scene, 11/6/09. World tours with various cruise lines.
Kevin Anderson from Rhythm In Shoes - dance accompaniment clinic, 10/29/09. Dayton based freelance artist.
Johnny Lee Lane - rudimental snare drum clinic, 10/9/09. Director of Education for Remo Inc.
Patrick Wagner - dance accompaniment clinic, 10/2/09. Akron based freelance artist.
Naoko Takada - marimba clinic and masterclass, 9/25/09 Sponsored by the Youngstown Percussion Collective. Los Angeles based freelance artist.
Sam Ruttenberg – drumset clinic and masterclass, 11/14/08. Philadelphia-based freelance artist.
Rob Ferguson & Josh Ryan – guest artists in-residence, spring 2008.
•Ron Coulter – clinic and recital – 11/27/07. Director of Percussion Studies at Southern Illinois University.
John Hollenbeck – clinics, ensemble coaching, Hosted by the Youngstown Percussion Collective 10/07. NYC freelance jazz artist.
John Hollenbeck – 10/9/06. Hosted by Youngstown Percussion Collective to develop a composition commission project. NYC freelance jazz artist.
Ohio Day of Percussion at YSU, 5/6/06. Guest artists included Michael Burritt, John Riley, Ruben Alvarez, Michael McIntosh, John Merritt, Tom Freer, University of Akron Steel Band, Nathan Douds, Michael Rosen, Keith Aleo.
•Justin Watt –Clinic – Drummer with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, 4/14/06. Freelance artist in Asheville North Carolina.
Johnny Lee Lane – World Percussion/SMARTS RHYTHMS Drum Circle Residency. 10/12-14/05. Director of Education for Remo Inc.
James Wilding, Gerrey Noh, Ted Rounds, Tony Donofrio, Music for Two Pianos and Percussion. 9/21/05
Will Rapp – orchestral cymbal clinic, 9/16/05. Pennsylvania based freelance artist.
Steve Cipriano Blues Trio with Glenn Schaft – concert & clinic, 9/8/05. Blues guitarist based in Akron OH.
Matrix – indoor drumline, director Rob Ferguson, 4/7/05. Akron based freelance artist.
Jeff “Tain” Watts, clinic and concert with Branford Marsalis Quartet, 3/23/05
Tom Freer, orchestral snare drum clinic. Spring 2005. Assistant principal percussion and timpani, Cleveland Orchestra.
Jean Geoffrey, marimba clinic and recital. 10/28/04. French percussion artist in Paris and Lyon.
Doug Walter, jazz marimba and vibraphone performance and clinic. 10/26/04. Director of Percussion at the University of Colorado
•Chris Steele, percussion clinic. 8/27/04. Los Angeles based freelance artist.
Jim Black, drumset performance with Ellery Eskalin Trio. 4/04. NYC based freelance artist.
Michael Colgrass, clinic, masterclass, residency with YSU New Music Festival. 4/04. Pulitzer prize winning composer.
•Jim Richely, drumset/sound reinforcement clinic & performance with Northcoast, 2/13/04. Youngstown based freelance artist.
Tony Martucci, drumset performance with Glenn Wilson Quartet. 11/03. Washington DC based freelance artist.
Hammer Damage – Tim Strelau, Cary Dachtyl, George Kiteley, Andy Pongrancz, Janet Pemberton, Glenn Schaft performing music of Lou Harrison 11/13/03 in preparation for a performance at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Louisville, KY.
Ricardo Flores, Latin Percussion Masterclass. 3/29/03. Percussion faculty at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Reynaldo Gonzalez Fernandez, YSU Cuban Arts Festival, former member of Los Munequitos de Mantanzas, 3/22/03
George Lawrence, drumset clinic. 3/7/03. Akron based freelance artist.
•Anthony DiSanza, percussion clinic and solo recital. 3/7/02. Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
•Ako Toma/Mark Berry Duo, marimba clinic & performance. 2/15/02. Freelance artist based in Ann Arbor, Michigan
•Darryl Pellegrini, drumset masterclass. 1/28/02. Freelance artist based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Billy Kilson, drumset clinic & performance with Dave Holland Quintet residency 1/02. Freelance artist based in NYC.
•Darryl Pellegrini, drumset masterclass. 1/28/02. Freelance artist based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Janet Pemberton, orchestral accessories clinic. 12/2/01. Freelance artist based in Cleveland.
Robert Van Sice, performance with Glenn Schaft & YSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble. 10/22/01. Percussion instructor at Yale University and
Johnny Lee Lane, rudimental snare drum clinic. 10/12/01. Director of Percussion for Remo Inc.
So Percussion Group, masterclass and concert. 9/28/01. Percussion ensemble based in NYC.
•Adam Mamula, Orchestral percussion clinic. 4/6/01. Freelance artist in Pennsylvania.
Ruben Alvarez, Afro-Cuban Percussion, YSU Afro-Cuban Arts Festival. 3/24/01. Chicago based freelance artist, and Northwestern University.
David Gillingham, Percussion and winds composition clinic. Composer in residence at Michigan State University.
Robert Van Sice, marimba clinic & masterclass. 10/20/00. Percussion instructor at Yale University
Scott Ney, Venezuelan maraca clinic. 10/13/00. Director of Percussion Studies at the University of New Mexico.
•Kevin Downs, percussion education and retail business clinic. 9/29/00. Freelance artist based in Poland, OH
Jim Rupp, drumset clinic. 5/12/00. Freelance artist in Columbus, owner of Columbus Percussion.
Evelyn Glennie, percussion clinic and masterclass. 5/5/00. International freelance artist based in London.
Michael Spiro, Afro-Cuban percussion, YSU Latin Percussion Day 3/11/00. Freelance artist, faculty at the University of Indiana-Bloomington.
John Riley, drumset, 1999 YSU Summer Jazz Camp. 6/99. NYC based jazz artist, instructor at the Manhattan School of Music and the New School.
Battu – World Percussion Quartet, concert. 4/26/99. Percussion group in-residence at Baldwin Wallace College.
Jim Rupp, drumset performance with Hank Marr Quartet. 4/12/99. Freelance artist in Columbus, owner of Columbus Percussion.
Rob Ferguson, marimba soloist with YSU PE. 2/24/99. Freelance artist in Akron.
Dr. Larry Snider, Performance Anxiety & Excellence clinic. 1/22/99. Director of Percussion at the University of Akron.
Sam Denov, orchestral cymbal clinic. 1/8/99. Former percussionist with the Chicago Symphony.
Corey Radford, drumset clinic. 12/4/98. Freelance artist based in Chicago. Former student of Dr. Schaft at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Impact Percussion Ensemble, performance, Vince Pitzulo, director. 12/3/98. Warren Ohio based high school percussion ensemble.
John Riley, drumset, 1998 YSU Summer Jazz Camp. 6/98. NYC based jazz artist, instructor at the Manhattan School of Music and the New School.
Tom Freer, timpani clinic. 4/17/98. Assistant principal percussion and timpani, Cleveland Orchestra.
Ted Rounds w. Rob Ferguson, marimba clinic. 4/10/98. Director of Percussion Studies at Kent State University.
Michael Burritt, marimba clinic. 4/3/98. Director of Percussion Studies at the Eastman School of Music.
Feza Zweifel, orchestral snare drum clinic. 1/98. Cleveland based freelance artist, w. Burning River Brass and Cleveland Orchestra
John Riley, drumset, 1997 YSU Summer Jazz Camp. 6/97. NYC based jazz artist, instructor at the Manhattan School of Music and the New School.
•Jim Richley, Latin Percussion with Glenn Schaft & YSU New Music Society. 5/14/97. Youngstown based freelance artist.
Doug Walter, marimba and vibraphone clinic, performance with YSU PE. 3/14/97. Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Colorado.
•Jim Richley, Latin Percussion, Glenn Schaft Faculty Recital. 1/28/97. Youngstown based freelance artist.