Akadinda Trio (2002)
Tumbao de Carlitos (2020)
Pulse (2012) Zoom Stomp! (2020)
Three Decorations for Percussion Trio (2013)
Column (Ancient Trees Rising)
Trencadís (Shards of Color) Tapestry (Cozy Castle)
Norrsken (2001/2002)
Hokkaido Jishin, op. 37 (2010)
Emmanuel Séjourné (b. 1961)
Giovanni Santos (b. 1980)
Vince Wallace (b. 1986)
Giovanni Santos (b. 1980) Nell Shaw Cohen (b. 1988)
Anders Åstrand (b. 1962) Gregory Jackson (b. 1976)
Pacific Percussion Ensemble is open to students of every major at the University of the Pacific. Under the direction of Jonathan Latta, students are presented with a wide range of percussion literature that represents diverse composers, showcases unique chamber music settings, and exposes audiences to dynamic performances of the percussive arts.
Robin Bisho Leonard Cox Jonathan Herbers Daniel Lopez Mallory NormanDIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY
Jonathan Latta serves as a program director of ensembles and associate professor of practice in percussion. Since 2014 Latta has served in leadership roles in the Conservatory of Music, Office of the President, and Enrollment Management. He also maintains an active performing career as a percussionist, having performed with the Stockton Symphony, Modesto Symphony, Sacramento Philharmonic, Stockton Concert Band, and the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra in Durango, Colorado. He is a member of the Stockton Friends of Chamber Music Board and the Stockton Scholars Advisory and Impact Board.
Prior to Pacific, Latta was the director of percussion studies for six years at Fort Lewis College in Durango, teaching applied percussion, percussion ensemble, nonWestern music, orchestration, and jazz. He taught percussion at the University of the Pacific from 2016 to 2017 while serving in his role as assistant dean. Latta was chair of the University Pedagogy Committee for the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) for six years and a member of the PAS Education Committee.
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UPCOMING CONSERVATORY EVENTS
Dec. 2 | 7:30 pm
Holiday Choir Concert
Yejee Choi, conductor Faye Spanos Concert Hall
Dec. 3 | 2:30 pm
Faculty Showcase Recital Faye Spanos Concert Hall
Dec. 3 | 7:30 pm
Student Recital
Logan Feece, composition Recital Hall Dec. 5 | 7:30 pm Pacific Varied Ensembles Recital III Recital Hall
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