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Tom Corbridge was awarded 1st Runner Up for Outstanding Percussionist. (Posted by pr0000053, Community Contributor)
Egg Harbor, WI - Tom Corbridge, a talented young musician from Naperville, Illinois spent the past two weeks in Door County, Wisconsin, studying at Birch Creek Music Performance Center. Corbridge is a student at Naperville North High School. He was among 19 other musicians from throughout the country to attend the Percussion & Steel Band session at this prestigious academy whose unique mission is to provide intensive, performance-based instruction to promising young musicians by immersing them in a professional, mentoring environment.
Birch Creek celebrates its 42nd concert season in 2017 and continues to support a student-to-faculty ratio of approximately 2:1. This provides students with an abundance of personal attention from their faculty mentors, who represent top music educators and performers from around the country. Students are given the opportunity to hone their technical skills and learn firsthand all the aspects of life as a professional musician. During their two-week residency this summer, students attending the Percussion & Steel Band session performed seven concerts alongside their teachers in front of paying concertgoers.
Dr. Dan Moore is the Program Director of the Percussion & Steel Band program. 2017 marks his second year as Program Director and 19th year as percussion faculty for Birch Creek. He is Professor of Music and Percussion Area Head at the University of Iowa, and director of the University's award-winning East-West Percussion Ensemble. Dr. Moore is an internationally known musician, composer, and educator.
Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor, WI, is a residential summer music academy for advanced young musicians. With a performance emphasis, students are taught by nationally known performers and educators during the day, and perform alongside them in concerts at night. Four sessions focus on Percussion & Steel Band, Symphony, and Big Band Jazz. 2017 concert and session dates are posted at www.birchcreek.org/tickets.
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