Pacific Percussion Ensemble Jonathan Latta, director
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 7:30 pm Faye Spanos Concert Hall
36TH PERFORMANCE OF 2023–24 ACADEMIC YEAR
NOVEMBER 28, 2023, 7:30 PM Unleash the Fury (2002)
Nathan Daughtrey (b. 1975)
Chou Xi (2015)
Li Tao (b. 1985)
Twisted (1990)
John Moss
Synchronized (2016)
Rina Yoshioka
Cymbalisms (2018)
Viet Cuong (b. 1990)
Liz (2019)
Daiki Kato (b. 1987)
Tico Tico (1917)
Zequinha de Abreu (1890–1935) arr. Clair O. Musser
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PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Pacific Percussion Ensemble is open to students of every major at 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 Jenna Kalik Casey Kim Matthew Kulm Daniel Lopez
Robert McCarl Mallory Norman Jenna Williamson Jonathan Latta, director
DIREC TOR BIOGRAPHY Jonathan Latta has been at University of the Pacific since 2014. During this time he has maintained an active performing career as a percussionist, having performed with the Stockton Symphony, Modesto Symphony, and Sacramento Philharmonic and serving as principal for the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra in Durango, Colorado. Prior to moving to California in 2014, Latta was director of percussion studies for six years at Fort Lewis College in Durango, teaching applied percussion, percussion ensemble, non-Western music, orchestration, and jazz. Latta was chair of the University Pedagogy Committee for the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) for six years and also was a member of the PAS Education Committee. From 2002 to 2006, Latta was a member of the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, performing in over three hundred performances on percussion/timpani for the Concert Band, drumset for the Commanders Jazz Ensemble, marching percussion for the Ceremonial Band, and drumset for the Golden West Dixie Ramblers. Performances included the 2003 These performances included the 2003 Tournament of Roses Parade, the 2004 Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, and the interment of former President Ronald W. Reagan. Latta has performed as a chamber musician in the Durango Chamber Music Festival, the Animas Music Festival, and at the Percussive Arts Society International Conference. In 2019 Latta performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall with the University of the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
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