Percussive Arts Museum to Host Feb. 12 'Music for Percussion and Electronics' Concert by J.B. Smith

Percussion artist and composer J.B. Smith will present a free public concert featuring “Music for Percussion and Electronics” at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Percussive Arts Museum. The performance will include a rich variety of percussion instruments and sounds. The museum is located at 701 NW Ferris Ave., Lawton, overlooking Elmer Thomas Park.

Dr. Smith is a professor of music and the coordinator of percussion studies at Arizona State University. He has performed and recorded with Ensemble 21, The Daniel Lentz Group, Summit Brass and the Phoenix Symphony. He has recorded for Summit, Fontec, Rhizome Sketch, Leo, Koch, Centaur, Whole>Sum and Canyon Records.

He received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University where he studied with Dr. Larry Vanlandingham, his Master of Music in Percussion Performance and Literature degree from the University of Illinois where he studied with Professor Thomas Siwe and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas where he studied with Dr. Robert Schietroma. He has written articles for The Instrumentalist, Percussive Notes, American Music Teacher and The Canadian Band Journal. Dr. Smith is active as a composer, with numerous works published by Whole>Sum Productions. In 1995, he hosted the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Phoenix, Arizona. He has also served as president of the Arizona chapter of PAS.

This performance is part of the Percussive Arts Museum Concert Series, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, Oklahoma Arts Council, City of Lawton and the Lawton Arts & Humanities Council. Dr. Smith’s appearance is sponsored by the Arizona State University School of Music, Pearl Drums, Adams Percussion, Zildjian Cymbals and Mike Balter Mallets.