Photo: Thomas Lee
Jeff Vick:
Jeffrey H. Vick received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from The University of Arizona (1989) where he studied with Gary D. Cook, and a Master of Education in Music degree from Montana State University (1991) with Dan Moore. Other percussion teachers have included Kenneth Beard, Robert Vasquez, Ted Small, and numerous lessons/masterclasses with the late Cloyd Duff (Cleveland Orchestra).
He is currently the Instrumental and General Music Teacher at Anderson School District #41 and LaMotte School District #43 (grades K-8), Adjunct Instructor of Music at Montana State University-Bozeman (MUSI 428 - Gamelan Sekar Gunung), Principal Timpanist and Percussionist with the Bozeman Symphony, Intermountain Opera, Big Sky Classical Music Festival, Montana TheatreWorks, and Montana Ballet Orchestras, a member of PercOrchestra, the Bozeman Trail Chamber Players, and maintains a private studio. He was also Principal Timpanist of the Billings Symphony 2007-2015.
He has appeared as a guest artist or soloist with the Ahn Trio, Bozeman Symphony, Cascade String Quartet, Gallatin Woodwind Quintet, Mannheim Steamroller, Mistral Duo, MSU Percussion Ensemble, MSU-Billings Percussion Ensemble, and the MSU Chamber Orchestra. He has served as an adjudicator for the Montana District Four, Five, Six and Nine Music Festivals, the Eastern Half State Music Festival, All-State Band and Orchestra Auditions, All-Northwest Band and Orchestra Auditions (2008, 2010, 2012, 2018), Montana State University Applied Lesson Juries, and the MSU Concerto Competition. Conference presentations include the Montana Music Educators Conference (1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013), the Montana Chapter of PAS Day of Percussion (2008, 2012, 2016), and the International Conference on Percussion Music at The University of Arizona (1995).
He is the recipient of a Montana Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Award (1992), and a Phi Delta Kappa Professional Development Grant (1998) for gamelan study/research in Bali, Indonesia. He's been listed in the Marquis Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, and Who's Who in the World.
Professional memberships include: the American Federation of Musicians (Bozeman Musicians Association - Local 709), NAfME: the National Association for Music Education, Montana Music Educators Association, Montana Bandmasters Association, Montana General Music Teachers Association, National Education Association/American Federation of Teachers (NEA/AFT, MFPE), Percussive Arts Society (past Vice-President of the Montana Chapter of PAS, and editor of Montana Percussion News), Phi Delta Kappa and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
He is currently the Instrumental and General Music Teacher at Anderson School District #41 and LaMotte School District #43 (grades K-8), Adjunct Instructor of Music at Montana State University-Bozeman (MUSI 428 - Gamelan Sekar Gunung), Principal Timpanist and Percussionist with the Bozeman Symphony, Intermountain Opera, Big Sky Classical Music Festival, Montana TheatreWorks, and Montana Ballet Orchestras, a member of PercOrchestra, the Bozeman Trail Chamber Players, and maintains a private studio. He was also Principal Timpanist of the Billings Symphony 2007-2015.
He has appeared as a guest artist or soloist with the Ahn Trio, Bozeman Symphony, Cascade String Quartet, Gallatin Woodwind Quintet, Mannheim Steamroller, Mistral Duo, MSU Percussion Ensemble, MSU-Billings Percussion Ensemble, and the MSU Chamber Orchestra. He has served as an adjudicator for the Montana District Four, Five, Six and Nine Music Festivals, the Eastern Half State Music Festival, All-State Band and Orchestra Auditions, All-Northwest Band and Orchestra Auditions (2008, 2010, 2012, 2018), Montana State University Applied Lesson Juries, and the MSU Concerto Competition. Conference presentations include the Montana Music Educators Conference (1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013), the Montana Chapter of PAS Day of Percussion (2008, 2012, 2016), and the International Conference on Percussion Music at The University of Arizona (1995).
He is the recipient of a Montana Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Award (1992), and a Phi Delta Kappa Professional Development Grant (1998) for gamelan study/research in Bali, Indonesia. He's been listed in the Marquis Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, and Who's Who in the World.
Professional memberships include: the American Federation of Musicians (Bozeman Musicians Association - Local 709), NAfME: the National Association for Music Education, Montana Music Educators Association, Montana Bandmasters Association, Montana General Music Teachers Association, National Education Association/American Federation of Teachers (NEA/AFT, MFPE), Percussive Arts Society (past Vice-President of the Montana Chapter of PAS, and editor of Montana Percussion News), Phi Delta Kappa and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
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Stephen Versaevel:
Stephen Versaevel, Director of Percussion Studies/Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Montana State University since August 2006, is a Doctor of Music candidate in Percussion Performance at The Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, where as a Graduate Assistant, he instructed the Marching Chiefs “Big 8” Drum Line. He holds a Master’s degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Music Education from South Dakota State University, and has studied with Dr. John Parks IV and Mr. James McKinney.
Stephen is currently a Section Percussionist with the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and Carl Fischer Publications recording ensemble in Tampa, Florida. As a soloist he has appeared with the Montana State University Symphony Orchestra on their goodwill trip to Vietnam and Thailand, the University of Kansas Percussion Ensemble (2002 Kansas MENC Convention), The Florida State University Percussion Ensemble, and was a performer on the prestigious FSU Kaleidoscope series concert. Stephen’s other performance credits include playing in the Key Stone City Percussion Ensemble, performing highlights from George Crumb’s “The American Songbook Collection” at the fall 2011 National Association of Teachers of Singing Texoma Region Conference, the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Dothan Symphony, the Helena Symphony, and the San Angelo Symphony Orchestra. Stephen may also be heard on the critically-acclaimed compact disk Dusk: Music From the Heartland (2004), featuring the University of Kansas Percussion Ensemble. Stephen is active as both an educator and arranger for many high school and college drum lines across the United States, is president of the Montana chapter of Percussive Arts Society, and is also a member of the Innovative Percussion Education Team.
Stephen is currently a Section Percussionist with the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and Carl Fischer Publications recording ensemble in Tampa, Florida. As a soloist he has appeared with the Montana State University Symphony Orchestra on their goodwill trip to Vietnam and Thailand, the University of Kansas Percussion Ensemble (2002 Kansas MENC Convention), The Florida State University Percussion Ensemble, and was a performer on the prestigious FSU Kaleidoscope series concert. Stephen’s other performance credits include playing in the Key Stone City Percussion Ensemble, performing highlights from George Crumb’s “The American Songbook Collection” at the fall 2011 National Association of Teachers of Singing Texoma Region Conference, the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Dothan Symphony, the Helena Symphony, and the San Angelo Symphony Orchestra. Stephen may also be heard on the critically-acclaimed compact disk Dusk: Music From the Heartland (2004), featuring the University of Kansas Percussion Ensemble. Stephen is active as both an educator and arranger for many high school and college drum lines across the United States, is president of the Montana chapter of Percussive Arts Society, and is also a member of the Innovative Percussion Education Team.