Dr. Glenn Schaft is Director of Percussion Studies and Associate Professor at Youngstown State University where he has served since 1996. He directs the YSU Percussion Ensemble, teaches private lessons, group lessons, and Percussion Studio Class, performs with the Faculty Jazz Group, serves as faculty advisor for the Youngstown Percussion Collective, and is founder of the YPC Touring Ensemble, and the SMARTS Drum Circle Outreach Program. Glenn's performance and teaching credits include over thirty-five years of experience in classical, contemporary, world, jazz/improvised, and popular music. He is a longstanding member of the Percussive Arts Society and serves on the Drumset Educators and College Pedagogy Committees. Glenn is an educational artist endorser with Zildjian, ProMark, Remo, and Black Swamp Percussion.
Listen to Reactions for Drum Set and Wind Ensemble by Dave Morgan - featuring Glenn Schaft and the YSU Wind Ensemble as released on the disc Dark Wood