CARRIE KRAUSE
Get to know Bozeman Symphony’s percussion section w/ next ‘Tuning In’
The next “Tuning In to the Orchestra” event presented by the Bozeman Symphony features members from the percussion section: Jeff Vick, Principal Timpanist, and Stephen Versaevel, Section Percussionist. This gathering is set for Tuesday, November 20th in the Bozeman Public Library’s community room at 6pm, or virtually as the event will be live streamed on Facebook (@bozemansymphony). The evening presentation is free and open to the public.
In this interactive discussion series, Maestro Savery hosts musicians of the Bozeman Symphony. With a focus on individual players, get the “inside scoop” of each artists’ perspective on making music as part of the Symphony. Players discuss the various challenges of their instruments, the repertoire, and how they fit into the orchestra and choir as a whole.
A graduate of the University of Arizona (BM) and MSU (M.Ed.), Jeff Vick has been active in Bozeman for 30 years, and is currently the Band and General Music Teacher at Anderson and LaMotte Schools, Adjunct Faculty at the MSU School of Music, Principal Timpanist and Percussionist with the Bozeman Symphony, Intermountain Opera, Montana Ballet and Montana TheatreWorks Orchestras, a member of PercOrchestra, the Bozeman Trail Chamber Players, and maintains a private studio.
Stephen Versaevel, Director of Percussion Studies/Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Montana State University since August 2006, is a Doctor of Music candidate in Percussion Performance at The Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, where as a Graduate Assistant, he instructed the Marching Chiefs “Big 8” Drum Line. He holds a Master’s degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Music Education from South Dakota State University, and has studied with Dr. John Parks IV and Mr. James McKinney.
For more information about the “Tuning In to the Orchestra” series, contact the Bozeman Symphony at info@bozemansymphony.org or call (406) 585-9774. View previous conversations featuring the Bobcat Brass Trio and Concertmaster Carrie Krause by visiting the Symphony’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/aTHtMtWoDfI and https://youtu.be/bbu-P2jG_FE. •
