(positions, jobs and competitions won by current Frost percussionists and alumni)
-Jonathan Wisner – Seattle Symphony Orchestra – Section Percussion - 2023
-Dr. Ksenija Komljenovic – Univ. of North Carolina, School for the Arts - Asst. Prof. of Percussion -2023
-Dmitri Nilov – Concert Artists Guild International Competition 2018 (New York) – winner
-Dr. Karlyn Viña – Shenandoah Conservatory - Asst. Prof. of Percussion – 2019/2020
-Dr. Tyson Voigt – Southeastern University – Associate Prof. of Percussion and Dept. Chair - 2020
-Lukas Sanchez – Principal Timpanist – Florida Grand Opera and Palm Beach Symphony – 2019
-Dr. Ksenija Komljenovic – Assistant Professor of Percussion (Tenure Track) –
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi – 2018/19
-Balkan Percussion Duo (Ksenija Komljenovic and Kiril Angelov) – Luxembourg
International Percussion Duo Competition – 2nd Prize Winners – 2018
-Dr. William Kaufman – Percussion Section - National Center for Performing Arts
Orchestra in Beijing, China – 2018 (previous – The Orchestra Now)
-Matthew Nichols – Director of Percussion Studies – Florida Atlantic University - 2017
-Thomas Bowden - Band Director - Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts - 2016
-Michael van Wirt – Percussion Section – Colorado Symphony Orchestra – 2015
(previous – New World Symphony)
-Simon Gomez – Principal Timpanist – West Michigan (2016) and South Bend (2018) Symphony Orchestras; Illinois Philharmonic - 2019 (previous – Civic Orchestra of Chicago)
-José Lacerda – Professor of Percussion - Faculdade de Comunicação e Artes da
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso – Brazil - 2015
-Dr. Clifford Sutton – Percussion Faculty - Miami Arts Charter School – 2015
(Previous – Fulbright Scholar)
-Dr. Benjamin Charles – Visiting Assistant Prof. of Percussion – Tarleton State Univ. - 2015
-Pedro Fernandez – Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra/Chautauqua Symphony –
Section Percussion – 2015
(Previous – Cincinnati Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Houston Ballet)
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