Spring 2023
Haley Luther and Garrison Walker tied for 1st Place in the Mississippi Percussive Arts Society Solo Timpani Competition.
Jarrett Jones graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education degree.
Fall 2022
Julia Huffman competed in the Marimba Individuals Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention.
Spring 2022
Gabe Aranki graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education degree with a dual concentration in percussion and voice. He is currently a teacher in Rockford, Illinois.
Fall 2021
Griffin Bowers, Jarrett Jones, Haley Luther, Koby Nicholson, and Dylan Palmer served as interns for the Sabian corporation during the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis, IN.
Haley Luther participated in the Marimba Individuals Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis, IN.
Jonathan Hall was named New Teacher of the Year at Northwest Rankin Elementary School.
Jarrett Jones gave his senior recital.
Spring 2021
David Jenkins received a teaching assistantship in percussion at the University of Utah, where he will be pursuing his Master of Music degree in percussion in the Fall of 2021.
Santiago Diaz has been accepted to Lee University, where he will be pursuing his Master of Music degree in percussion in the Fall of 2021. He will be completing his Bachelor of Arts in Music degree at MSU in the Summer of 2021.
Jonathan Hall will be teaching general music at Northwest Rankin Elementary School, beginning in the Fall of 2021. He is a Spring 2021 Bachelor of Music Education graduate from MSU.
Carlos Kemp and Santiago Diaz gave their senior recitals.
Fall 2020
David Jenkins graduated with his Bachelor of Music Education degree.
Gabriel Aranki and Jonathan Hall gave their senior percussion recitals.
Trenton Brown (BME 2018) was appointed Assistant Band Director/Percussion Instructor for the Starkville (MS) School District.
Spring 2020
Jared Potter received a teaching assistantship in percussion at the University of Florida, where he will be pursuing his Master of Music degree in performance in the Fall of 2020. Jared will graduate from MSU with a Bachelor of Music Education degree this spring.
Grace McCommon was accepted into the Master of Music Education program at the University of Memphis, where she will be attending in the Fall of 2020. Grace will graduate from MSU with a Bachelor of Music Education degree this spring.
Dawson Young received a spot in the snare drum section of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps and Haley Luther received a spot in the front ensemble of the Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps.
Romar Sillo and David Jenkins won first place in the underclassmen and upperclassmen/graduate divisions of the Mississippi Percussive Arts Society Timpani Competition. They performed their solos on a feature concert at the Mississippi Day of Percussion on January 25.
Fall 2019
Caleb Mooneyham (BME 2019) was appointed Percussion/Asst. Band Director at South Pontotoc High School in Pontotoc, MS.
Grace McCommon and Jared Potter gave senior recitals.
David Jenkins competed in the Concert Snare Drum Individuals Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis, IN.
Spring 2019
Trenton Brown (BME 2018) was appointed Percussion/Asst. Band Director at Center Hill High School in Olive Branch, MS.
David Jenkins, Carlos Kemp, Jared Potter, and Romar Sillo received 1st Place in the Arts and Humanities Division of the MSU Honors College Undergraduate Research Symposium for the performance/presentation on Steve Reich's "Drumming - Part 1."
Santiago Diaz received 2nd Place in the MSU Concerto Competition.
Fall 2018
Grace McCommon competed in the marimba individuals competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN.
David Jenkins received 3rd place in the New York International Percussion Competition, held at NYU in August.
MSU Percussion Students have been busy teaching percussion part-time in the following high school programs: Carlos Kemp (Ridgeland & Starkville), Jarrett Jones (Tuscaloosa County), David Jenkins (NW Rankin & New Hope), Caleb Mooneyham (South Pontotoc), John Ferguson (Starkville Academy), and Trenton Brown (Starkville - student teaching).
MSU Percussion Alumnus Will Curry (BME 2011) has been appointed Assistant Director of Bands and Instructor of Percussion at Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, MS.
Caleb Mooneyham has become an educational endorser for Saylers Percussion, manufacturers of drumsticks and mallets.
Spring 2018
Carlos Kemp received 1st place and Thomas Axton received 2nd place in the 2nd Annual Percussion Studio Composition Contest. This year's theme was woodwind and percussion duet. Both pieces will be performed in the Fall 2018 semester.
The MSU Percussion Ensemble gave two performances (Starkville & Cleveland, MS) of Edgard Varese's "Ionisation" in collaboration with the Delta State University Percussion Ensemble.
David Jenkins received the Outstanding Musician in Percussion Award and Carlos Kemp received the Emerging Artist in Percussion Award from the MSU Department of Music.
Dylan Hamman performed his senior Bachelor of Arts in Music recital.
Grace McCommon and David Jenkins performed solo marimba as part of the MSU College of Education Research Forum at The Mill Conference Center in Starkville.
Fall 2017
David Jenkins performed in the marimba individuals competition and Trenton Brown, Joshua Ingles, and Caleb Mooneyham performed in the Concert Chamber Ensemble Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis, IN.
Spring 2017
Congratulations to everyone who received a spot in the 2017 MSU Drumline: 10 snare drums, 5 tenor drums, 8 bass drums, 17 cymbals, and 2 managers!
Congratulations to Thomas Axton (Freshman Music Ed/Trombone) and Jacob Baker (Sophomore Music Ed/Saxophone) on placing 1st and 2nd in our percussion ensemble composition contest. Both students' compositions will be performed by the MSU Percussion Ensemble this fall.
Caleb Mooneyham, Trenton Brown, Dylan Hamman, and Zach Sayles gave a presentation entitled "Cultural Synergy in Lou Harrison's 'Song of Queztecoatl'" at the MSU College of Education Research Forum.
Trenton Brown performed Askell Masson's "Konzerstuck for Snare Drum and Orchestra" with the Starkville Symphony Orchestra. Trenton was the winner of the 2016 MSU Student Concerto Competition.
Garrett Gibson (BME, 2017) was awarded a teaching assistantship at the University of North Texas where he will be pursuing a Master of Music degree in percussion performance this fall.
Haley Luther and Garrison Walker tied for 1st Place in the Mississippi Percussive Arts Society Solo Timpani Competition.
Jarrett Jones graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education degree.
Fall 2022
Julia Huffman competed in the Marimba Individuals Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention.
Spring 2022
Gabe Aranki graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education degree with a dual concentration in percussion and voice. He is currently a teacher in Rockford, Illinois.
Fall 2021
Griffin Bowers, Jarrett Jones, Haley Luther, Koby Nicholson, and Dylan Palmer served as interns for the Sabian corporation during the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis, IN.
Haley Luther participated in the Marimba Individuals Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis, IN.
Jonathan Hall was named New Teacher of the Year at Northwest Rankin Elementary School.
Jarrett Jones gave his senior recital.
Spring 2021
David Jenkins received a teaching assistantship in percussion at the University of Utah, where he will be pursuing his Master of Music degree in percussion in the Fall of 2021.
Santiago Diaz has been accepted to Lee University, where he will be pursuing his Master of Music degree in percussion in the Fall of 2021. He will be completing his Bachelor of Arts in Music degree at MSU in the Summer of 2021.
Jonathan Hall will be teaching general music at Northwest Rankin Elementary School, beginning in the Fall of 2021. He is a Spring 2021 Bachelor of Music Education graduate from MSU.
Carlos Kemp and Santiago Diaz gave their senior recitals.
Fall 2020
David Jenkins graduated with his Bachelor of Music Education degree.
Gabriel Aranki and Jonathan Hall gave their senior percussion recitals.
Trenton Brown (BME 2018) was appointed Assistant Band Director/Percussion Instructor for the Starkville (MS) School District.
Spring 2020
Jared Potter received a teaching assistantship in percussion at the University of Florida, where he will be pursuing his Master of Music degree in performance in the Fall of 2020. Jared will graduate from MSU with a Bachelor of Music Education degree this spring.
Grace McCommon was accepted into the Master of Music Education program at the University of Memphis, where she will be attending in the Fall of 2020. Grace will graduate from MSU with a Bachelor of Music Education degree this spring.
Dawson Young received a spot in the snare drum section of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps and Haley Luther received a spot in the front ensemble of the Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps.
Romar Sillo and David Jenkins won first place in the underclassmen and upperclassmen/graduate divisions of the Mississippi Percussive Arts Society Timpani Competition. They performed their solos on a feature concert at the Mississippi Day of Percussion on January 25.
Fall 2019
Caleb Mooneyham (BME 2019) was appointed Percussion/Asst. Band Director at South Pontotoc High School in Pontotoc, MS.
Grace McCommon and Jared Potter gave senior recitals.
David Jenkins competed in the Concert Snare Drum Individuals Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis, IN.
Spring 2019
Trenton Brown (BME 2018) was appointed Percussion/Asst. Band Director at Center Hill High School in Olive Branch, MS.
David Jenkins, Carlos Kemp, Jared Potter, and Romar Sillo received 1st Place in the Arts and Humanities Division of the MSU Honors College Undergraduate Research Symposium for the performance/presentation on Steve Reich's "Drumming - Part 1."
Santiago Diaz received 2nd Place in the MSU Concerto Competition.
Fall 2018
Grace McCommon competed in the marimba individuals competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN.
David Jenkins received 3rd place in the New York International Percussion Competition, held at NYU in August.
MSU Percussion Students have been busy teaching percussion part-time in the following high school programs: Carlos Kemp (Ridgeland & Starkville), Jarrett Jones (Tuscaloosa County), David Jenkins (NW Rankin & New Hope), Caleb Mooneyham (South Pontotoc), John Ferguson (Starkville Academy), and Trenton Brown (Starkville - student teaching).
MSU Percussion Alumnus Will Curry (BME 2011) has been appointed Assistant Director of Bands and Instructor of Percussion at Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, MS.
Caleb Mooneyham has become an educational endorser for Saylers Percussion, manufacturers of drumsticks and mallets.
Spring 2018
Carlos Kemp received 1st place and Thomas Axton received 2nd place in the 2nd Annual Percussion Studio Composition Contest. This year's theme was woodwind and percussion duet. Both pieces will be performed in the Fall 2018 semester.
The MSU Percussion Ensemble gave two performances (Starkville & Cleveland, MS) of Edgard Varese's "Ionisation" in collaboration with the Delta State University Percussion Ensemble.
David Jenkins received the Outstanding Musician in Percussion Award and Carlos Kemp received the Emerging Artist in Percussion Award from the MSU Department of Music.
Dylan Hamman performed his senior Bachelor of Arts in Music recital.
Grace McCommon and David Jenkins performed solo marimba as part of the MSU College of Education Research Forum at The Mill Conference Center in Starkville.
Fall 2017
David Jenkins performed in the marimba individuals competition and Trenton Brown, Joshua Ingles, and Caleb Mooneyham performed in the Concert Chamber Ensemble Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis, IN.
Spring 2017
Congratulations to everyone who received a spot in the 2017 MSU Drumline: 10 snare drums, 5 tenor drums, 8 bass drums, 17 cymbals, and 2 managers!
Congratulations to Thomas Axton (Freshman Music Ed/Trombone) and Jacob Baker (Sophomore Music Ed/Saxophone) on placing 1st and 2nd in our percussion ensemble composition contest. Both students' compositions will be performed by the MSU Percussion Ensemble this fall.
Caleb Mooneyham, Trenton Brown, Dylan Hamman, and Zach Sayles gave a presentation entitled "Cultural Synergy in Lou Harrison's 'Song of Queztecoatl'" at the MSU College of Education Research Forum.
Trenton Brown performed Askell Masson's "Konzerstuck for Snare Drum and Orchestra" with the Starkville Symphony Orchestra. Trenton was the winner of the 2016 MSU Student Concerto Competition.
Garrett Gibson (BME, 2017) was awarded a teaching assistantship at the University of North Texas where he will be pursuing a Master of Music degree in percussion performance this fall.
