Day of Percussion at Morehead, Minnesota

UPCOMING AND ONGOING PRODJECTS

2006

AUGUST
-Opening for Lanzallamas Monofonica at the Deluxe Art Gallery
-Bacon Bits CD Release Party

SEPTEMBER
-Monthly with Loray Mystic at Jakmel Art Gallery
-Monthly with Lucky Pierre at Jakmel Art Gallery
-Begin rehearsels for Pablo Cano's "City Beneath the Sea"

OCTOBER
-Lucky Pierre at Jakmel Art Gallery
-Loray Mystic at Jakmel Art Gallery
-Opening of "City Beneath the Sea", Oct.28, at MOCA (Modern Museum of Contemporary Art).

November
-Weekend performance of "Ochosi" at New World School of the Arts, (commissioned composition for New World School of the Arts).
-Brazz performance at Miami Book Festival, (new compositions).

December
- Weekend performances of "Ochosi" in Gainsville, Florida.

Playing in Recife, Pernambuco for Carnaval.

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My friend Orlangelo is playing the Marimbau in the front. What a cool instrument!

Resume

-Nominee for the Lewis Award Scholarship for outstanding incoming freshman at the University of Kentucky.
-Recipient of the Elaine Gould outstanding freshman award in the University of Kentucky percussion studio.
-Participant in the Third World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart, Germany (2002)
-Original composition premiered with the University of Kentucky percussion ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Nashville, Tennessee (2001)
-Accompanist in Florida Dance Festival in Miami, Florida (2003)
-Clinician for the University of Whitewater, Wisconsin week of summer percussion (2002)
-On faculty for “Rhythm Explosion” in Bozeman, Montana (bi-annually).
-Traveled to Matanzas, Cuba to study Afro-Cuban fokloric music with world renowned Los Munequitos de Matanzas.
-In residence teaching in Fortaleza, Brazil with Compania Vata (2005)
-Collaborated and performed in Olinda and Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil with Donna Zefinha for Carnaval (2005)
-Played with “Blue Steel"- steel band quintet (2000-2004)
-"La Gato Band" (2001).
-Vuja De- Funk,soul, original compositions. (percussion).
-Principal percussionist in the University of Kentucky Orchestra for 2 yrs.
-Accompanist at the Florida Dance Festival in Miami, Florida. (2002)
- Artist in Residence at “Jazz Week” at the University of Anchorage teaching, performing with Rebecca Mauleon and Jimmy Bradley (2005)
-Guest artist at Morehead State University Minnessota P.A.S. week of percussion.
-Guest artist at University of Tennessee Martin.
-Performance with Brazz Dance Theatre in Rio de Janeiro for A.S.W.A.D. (Association of African Studies on Worldwide African Diaspora) conference (2005).
-Performance at Florida Dance festical for gala (2006).
Principal Teachers:
- Michael Spiro (Latin Percussion, Afro-Cuban folkloric)
- James B. Campbell (Percussion)

Playing Maracatu with Caravana Cultural. Fortaleza, Brazil.

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Bio

Kenneth Metzker holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Performance as a Percussionist from the University of Kentucky under the direction of James B. Campbell. He began his Afro-Cuban studies with Michael Spiro, which led him to study with many other notables in the Afro-Cuban genre. He traveled to Matanzas, Cuba to study Afro-Cuban folkloric music with world renowned Los Munequitos de Matanzas. His work has taken him to Cuba, Brazil, Europe, and the Caribbean as a performer, teacher and student. He has spent time in the northeast of Brazil collaborating and performing with various bands and dance companies, including Cia. Vata and Dona Zefinha, with whom he performed in Recife, and Olinda, Pernambuco for Carnaval '05. He has taught at the University of Whitewater summer percussion workshop, at past “Rhythm Explosion” workshops in Montana and at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, Jazz Week in 2005, where he collaborated and performed with Rebeca Mauleon and Jimmy Branley. He has worked as a dance accompanist in numerous settings, including the Florida Dance Festival in Miami, New World Schoool of the Arts, and for Brazz Dance Theatre. Kenneth was a participant in the Third World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart, Germany (2002) and has had an original composition premiered with the University of Kentucky percussion ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (2001). Kenneth has performed at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami, Florida for the “Annual Brazilian Film Festival” as part of the awards ceremony. He performed in Rio de Janeiro for the bi-annual A.S.W.A.D. (Association of African Studies on Worldwide African Diaspora) conference with Brazz Dance Theatre in October (2005). Kenneth has taught at universities as a clinician and guest performer and is currently working with Brazz Dance Theatre, directed by Augusto Soledade; as an accompanist for New World School of the Arts; teaches in the Miami school system with Arts for Learning and freelances in Miami recording and playing in live venues.