Christopher Deane
Rhythm Gradation by Toshi Ichiyanagi
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.

Christopher Deane is an associate professor of percussion at the University of North Texas. He holds a bachelor of music degree in percussion performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts and a master of music degree in percussion from the University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music. He was a founding member of the Philidor Percussion Group. Deane was principal timpanist with the Greensboro Symphony for nine years and performed with the North Carolina Symphony for ten years. He has performed with numerous orchestras including the Boston Pops, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, and Utah Symphonies. Deane is a frequent performer with the Dallas Wind Symphony as well as other Texas ensembles. His recording of the Schwantner Percussion Concerto with the North Texas Wind Symphony was released on the Klavier Label in 2006. Deane has won both first and second prize in the PAS Composition Contest, and a number of his compositions are considered standard recital literature internationally.

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