The Washington Tattoo Podcast

Professor Ken Green is the Associate Director of Bands and Professor of Percussion at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Having received wide recognition as a performer, conductor, educator, arranger, he is in great demand as a clinician, consultant, and adjudicator. He holds degrees from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, New York, and the University of Kansas. Mr. Green is the past President of the Louisiana Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, a member of the Percussive Arts Societies Marching Percussion Committee, Vice President of the International Association of Traditional Drummers, and Principal Timpanist with the Rapides Symphony Orchestra. He holds memberships in Phi Beta Mu, Phi Mu Alpha, Sigma Alpha Iota, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Tau Beta Sigma fraternities. Ken Green is also a member of several adjudicators associations throughout the United States and Canada.

His principal instructors have been Jim Petercsak, Harold Green, Nick Attanasio, John S. Pratt, Joe Morello, George Boberg, and Allen Benson. Ken is proud to be an Artist/Endorsee for Innovative Percussion.

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Welcome to The Washington Tattoo Podcast
"Where the World's Musical Traditions Come to Life."
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The Washington Tattoo is an international music and arts festival coming to the DC metro area. Our podcast explores the lives and stories of world renowned musicians, dancers, producers, choreographers, artists, educators, arts advocates, and those who serve our arts community at large.
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EPISODE #43 Douglas Howard
One of the leading orchestral percussionists of his generation, Douglas Howard served the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for forty-three years as both Principal Percussionist and Associate Principal Timpanist, retiring in 2018. He also served as Interim Principal Timpanist for the orchestra’s 2009-10 season. After graduating from the University of Tennessee in 1970, Mr. Howard joined the United States Air Force Concert Band in Washington, DC, first as a percussionist, and later as timpanist. Upon completion of his military service, he was awarded a fellowship to study with Charles Owen at the Aspen Music Festival, and was also appointed Principal Percussionist of The Louisville Orchestra (KY) in 1974. He began his work with the Dallas Symphony in 1975, and has also performed as a guest percussionist with numerous other major American orchestras. As a founding member of the Dallas based world-music ensemble, D’Drum, Mr. Howard has performed as a soloist in Stewart Copeland’s Gamelan D’Drum with the Dallas Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the San Antonio Symphony. He also has performed with D’Drum at PASIC on three different occasions. In 2006, Mr. Howard received the Sabian Lifetime Achievement Award during the Percussive Arts Society International Convention.
Mr. Howard headed the percussion program in the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas for 41 years, and he has been a member of the Artist Faculty at the Aspen Festival for 42 years. A 2023 recipient of the PAS Lifetime Achievement in Education Award, he has taught at the Oberlin Percussion Institute, the Ludwig International Percussion Symposium, and has given orchestral masterclasses at institutions such as the Cleveland Institute of Music, Curtis Institute, New England Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin College Conservatory, Ithaca College, Temple University, Peabody Conservatory, University of North Texas, and Baylor University. Mr. Howard has toured Europe and Asia with the Dallas Symphony and has often appeared with that orchestra in New York’s Carnegie Hall. His work can be heard on Dallas Symphony recordings spanning four decades with Music Directors Eduardo Mata, Andrew Litton, and Jaap van Zweden, and for record labels including RCA, Angel-EMI, Telarc, Dorian, Delos, and Pro Arte.
Mr. Howard now makes his home in Chapel Hill, NC.
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Welcome to The Washington Tattoo Podcast
"Where the wold's musical traditions come to life."
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Murray Gusseck is the co-founder of Tapspace publishing, an accomplished arranger, composer, performer, and teacher.
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The Washington Tattoo is an international music and arts festival coming to the DC metro area. Our podcast explores the lives and stories of world renowned musicians, dancers, producers, choreographers, artists, educators, arts advocates, and those who serve our arts community at large.

For more information and donations, find us at www.TheWashingtonTattoo.com

For more information and donations, find us at www.TheWashingtonTattoo.com#washingtondc #dc #military #DMV #nonprofit #drumline #drumcorps #marchingarts #percussion #PASIC #percussivearts #education #tradition #culture #podcast

Welcome to The Washington Tattoo Podcast
"Where the wold's musical traditions come to life."
Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DwwBzOboi3A
Paul Buyer is Director of Percussion, Director of Music, and Professor of Music at Clemson University. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the University of Arizona and his Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University. Featured in SUCCESS Magazine’s Achiever’s Series, Dr. Buyer is a sought-after keynote speaker, clinician, and the author of "Working Toward Excellence: 8 Values for Achieving Uncommon Success in Work and Life," "Marching Bands and Drumlines: Secrets of Success from the Best of the Best," and co-author of "The Art of Vibraphone Playing: An Essential Method for Study and Performance." He is a contributing author to the second edition of "Teaching Percussion" by Gary Cook, and his articles have appeared in "American Music Teacher," "Teaching Music," "Jazz Education Network," "Percussive Notes," "Rhythm! Scene," and "The PAS Educators’ Companion." Dr. Buyer is a former member of the Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps and placed 2nd in DCI Keyboard Individuals in 1990. In 1992, he was a percussion staff member with the Dutch Boy Drum and Bugle Corps. Dr. Buyer serves as a clinician/endorser for Yamaha Percussion, Vic-Firth Drumsticks, Remo Drumheads, Sabian Cymbals, Grover Pro Percussion, and is an Educational Artist for Balter Mallets. He serves as Co-Content Editor for Percussive Notes, the official PAS journal.

https://www.clemson.edu/caah/departments/performing-arts/about/faculty/facultyBio.html?id=137
The Washington Tattoo is an international music and arts festival coming to the DC metro area. Our podcast explores the lives and stories of world renowned musicians, dancers, producers, choreographers, artists, educators, arts advocates, and those who serve our arts community at large.

For more information and donations, find us at www.TheWashingtonTattoo.com

For more information and donations, find us at www.TheWashingtonTattoo.com#washingtondc #dc #military #DMV #nonprofit #drumline #drumcorps #marchingarts #percussion #PASIC #percussivearts #education #tradition #culture #podcast

Welcome to The Washington Tattoo Podcast
"Where the World's Musical Traditions Come to Life."
🔔 Subscribe for exclusive updates and offers!
Tag @thewashingtontattoo on social media and use hashtag #sharethetradition
The Washington Tattoo is an international music and arts festival coming to the DC metro area. Our podcast explores the lives and stories of world renowned musicians, dancers, producers, choreographers, artists, educators, arts advocates, and those who serve our arts community at large.
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HOLIDAY SPECIAL EPISODE
While Stu was over for a Washington Tattoo event Mark and Stu took full advantage of being in the same time zone and produced this extra podcast special.
They talk about what happens with their families during the festive period.
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#washingtondc #dc #military #DMV #nonprofit #drumline #drumcorps #marchingarts #percussion #PASIC #percussivearts #education #tradition #culture #podcast

For more information and donations, find us at www.TheWashingtonTattoo.com#washingtondc #dc #military #DMV #nonprofit #drumline #drumcorps #marchingarts #percussion #PASIC #percussivearts #education #tradition #culture #podcast