Drew D. Andreatta
PERCUSSIONIST EDUCATOR
COMPOSER ARRANGER
Education
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ – DMA Percussion, Minor – Ethnomusicology, 2013
University of Nevada – Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV – MM Music Performance, 2006
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY – BM Music Performance, 2004
Teaching and Related Activity
2004 – Present Private Percussion Instructor
Lexington, KY; Las Vegas, NV; Tucson, AZ; Princeton, NJ;
Tallahassee, FL; Northeastern Ohio
July 2022 Composer in Residence
Tuscarawas Philharmonic Summer Percussion Camps
Dover, OH
August 2021 – May 2022 Adjunct Instructor of Percussion
College of Wooster – Wooster, OH
Summer 2022; 2021; 2020 Percussion Instructor/Facilitator
Pinnacle Gymnastics – Medina, OH
Flip Flop Summer Camps
Spring 2016 – Spring 2020 Adjunct Faculty
Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music – Berea, OH
Music Education/Percussion
April 14, 2020 World Music/Percussion Clinic
Steel Pan History – Interactive Performance (Online)
John Carroll University – Cleveland, OH
March 16, 2019 OMECA Clinic
Percussion Repair and Maintenance for Music Educators
Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music
November 16, 2018 Percussion Masterclass
Orchestral Accessory Percussion
University of Aberdeen – Aberdeen, Scotland
November 15, 2018 Percussion Masterclass
Dyce Academy
Dyce, Scotland
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019 Baldwin Wallace Community Arts School
Percussion Ensemble Director
Baldwin Wallace University
July 30, 2018 World Music/Local Health Clinic
Southwest General Hospital
Live 360 Studio – Strongsville, OH
Fall 2017 Course Instructor
Percussion Methods
Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music
Spring 2016 – Spring 2020 Fieldwork Advisor
Percussion Methods
Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music
January 27, 2017 Percussion Judge
Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest
Rocky River High School – Rocky River, OH
October 24, 2016 Percussion Masterclass
American Rudimental Drumming
University of Aberdeen - Aberdeen, Scotland
October 3 & 5, 2016 Percussion Masterclass (MUC 221)
Brazilian Batucada Samba
Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music
July 2015 – July 2019 Percussion Assistant
Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music
Community Music/Arts School
August 2015 – May 2019 Percussion Assistant
Baldwin Wallace University Youth Honors Wind Ensemble
Professor Laura Joss, Conductor
2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 Rhythms Teacher
BW Community Music School String & Piano Camp
2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : Percussion Assistant /Chamber Music Coach
2019 BW Conservatory of Music Summer Band Camp
March 2015 Percussion/World Music Masterclass
West African Drumming/Percussion Technique
Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music
October 23, 2013 Percussion Masterclass
Hand Drumming for the Contemporary College Percussionist
Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL
February 2013 Black History Month Presenter
African Music Workshop
Westminster Choir College – Princeton, NJ
February 2013 Black History Month Presenter
West African Drumming Workshop
Westminster Choir College
Summer 2011 : 2010 : 2009 Instructor/Coordinator for World Percussion Camps
Music and Dance Academy of Tucson
Early and Middle School Participants
Summer 2010 : 2009 Instructor/Daily Coordinator for World Percussion Camps
Tucson Jewish Community Center
Early and Middle School Participants
Summer 2009 Instructor/Daily Coordinator for World Percussion Camps
Catalina Foothills Schools Summer Programs
Early, Middle and High School Students
Spring 2009 Percussion Judge
Arizona Southwest Region High School Solo and Ensemble
Competition
March 29, 2008 Percussion Judge
Arizona Percussive Arts Society Day of Percussion
Phoenix, AZ
Fall 2008 Course Instructor
Music in World Cultures
University of Arizona
Fall 2004 – Spring 2006 Instructor/Member
University of Nevada – Las Vegas Steel Band
Concerts and Collaborative Performances with area ensembles
Fall 2004 Course Instructor
African Drumming Seminar
University of Nevada – Las Vegas
Employment History
2019 - Present Percussion Masterclass Series
Strongsville Middle School – Strongsville, OH
August 2016 – Present Private Lesson Instructor/Ensemble Coach
Olmsted Falls School District - Olmsted Falls, OH
September 2015 – Present Private Percussion Lesson Instructor
Fairview Park School District - Fairview Park, OH
May 2016 – May 2019 Drumline/Percussion Instructor
North Royalton High School - North Royalton, OH
May 2016 – May 2018 Drumline/Percussion Instructor
Brookside High School - Sheffield Lake, OH
Spring 2016 Percussion Course/Special Education Instructor
L.A.B.S. After School Program
Wickliffe Middle School Wickliffe, OH
December 2014 – Fall 2015 Private Percussion Lessons Instructor
Avon Lake School District - Avon Lake, OH
2002 – Present Freelance Percussionist
Lexington, KY; Las Vegas, NV; Tucson, AZ;
Princeton, NJ; Tallahassee, FL; Northeast Ohio
November 2013 – June 2014 Studio Percussionist/Drum Set
Florida State University Recording Studio
Recordings for students, faculty and independent artists
Chandler Bridges, Recording Engineer
August 2010 – October 2011 Interactive Music/Percussion Instructor
Tucson Jewish Community Center
Adult Special Education Department
Summer 2008 – Spring 2011 Percussion Instructor Drumline Instructor/Arranger
Flowing Wells High School, Tucson, AZ
September 2007 – November 2011 Percussion Instructor
Music and Dance Academy of Tucson
Private/Group lessons, ages 3-60
2004 – 2006 Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Nevada – Las Vegas
Course Instructor/Instrument Coordinator
2005 – 2006 Percussion Ensemble Member/Assistant
African Arts Production Company - Las Vegas, NV
Fall 2005 – Spring 2006 Accompanist
University of Nevada – Las Vegas School of Dance
Performances
Chamber
September 17, 2022 Drew D. Andreatta Steel Pan/Marimba Concert
Cuyahoga County Public Library – Middleburg Hts. Branch
Middleburg Hts., OH
July 13, 2022 The Canton Concert Band
Xylophone Soloist – Rainbow Ripples
Price Park, North Canton
November 22, 2021 Drew D. Andreatta Faculty Recital
With Kimberly States, soprano and full 90
College of Wooster
Gault Recital Hall
February 17, 2020 Drew D. Andreatta Steel Pan/Marimba Concert
Cuyahoga County Public Library – Middleburg Hts. Branch
Middleburg Hts., OH
August 2, 2019 Drew D. Andreatta Faculty Recital
Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music
Fynette Kulas Recital Hall
November 17 & 18, 2018 Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra by John Frederick
Hudson – Premiere Performance
Aberdeen Sinfonietta – Aberdeen, Scotland
Percussion Soloist
May 5, 2018 Drew D. Andreatta Faculty Recital
Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music
Gamble Auditorium
September 9, 2017 Drew D. Andreatta Faculty Recital
Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music
Gamble Auditorium
May 20, 2017 Contemporary Music Potluck 2 – Berea, OH
Composed Improvisation for Snare Drum by John Cage
Snare Drum
May 3, 2017 BW New Horizons Band
The Golden Age of Xylophone
Professor Laura Joss, Conductor
Xylophone Soloist
October 28 & 29, 2016 Demimondaine by John Frederick Hudson
Sound Festival of New Music
St. Andrew’s Cathedral – Aberdeen, Scotland
Solo Marimba
February 21, 2016 BW University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
The Golden Age of Xylophone
Dr. Brendon Caldwell, conductor
Xylophone Soloist
January 27, 2016 Kristine Caswelch/Drew Andreatta
“An Evening of Italian Art Song for Marimba and Soprano”
Marimba/Arranger
April 24, 2015 Madeline Apple Healey/Drew Andreatta
Invocaiciones for Soprano and Percussion Duo
Baldwin Wallace University Wind Ensemble Concert
Percussion
October 2014 Baldwin Wallace University Motet Choir
In Your Light for Choir and Percussionist by Daniel Elder
University Donor Concert
Percussion
2014 Pans of Praise / Sacred Pans Steel Band
Trinity United Methodist Church Music Ministry Tallahassee, FL
Cello Pans
March 29, 2014 Pans of Praise Steel Band
Trinity United Methodist Church
Springtime Tallahassee Concert
Double Seconds
October 19, 2013 Florida State University Recital Choir
The Cry of Jeremiah by Rosephanye Powell
Dr. Rosephanye Powell – Narrator
Percussion
July 19, 2013 Westminster Choir College Chamber Choir
Dominic Argento’s I Hate and I Love
Dr. Joe Miller, Conductor
Arranged for Solo Percussion by Andreatta
July 19, 2013 : July 7, 2012 Westminster Choir College Vocal Institute Orchestra
Dr. Amanda Quist, Conductor
Timpanist/Percussionist
April 21, 25, 26, 2013 The Masterworks Chorus & Cacilien Choir
Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms
Dr. Andrew Megill, Conductor/Music Director
New Jersey Concert Tour
Percussionist
April 14, 2013 Westminster Choir College Schola Cantorum
Book of Gems by Emmanuel Sejourne
Percussion duo with Professor Gary Cook
October 17, 2012 Westminster Choir College Williamson Voices
Dr. James Jordan, Conductor
Percussionist
October 10, 2012 Westminster Choir College Chapel Choir
Dr. Amanda Quist, Conductor
Timpanist/Percussionist
March 24, 2012 Westminster Choir College
Daniel Elder Composition Recital
Commission Premier Drumsound Rises
Percussionist
March 5, 2010 University of Arizona Symphonic Choir
Dr. Elizabeth Schauer, Conductor
ACDA Western Divisional Conference
Let the River Run by Carly Simon
Co-Arranger/Percussion
January 23, 2008 University of Arizona - Arizona Choir with Percussion duo
Dr. Bruce Chamberlain, Conductor
Desert Songs by G. Bradley Bodine
Percussionist
November 10, 2007 University of Arizona Studio Jazz Combo
La Encantada Performing Arts Festival - Tucson, AZ
Percussionist
March 31, 2005 University of Nevada – Las Vegas Nextet
New Music Ensemble Concert
Frederick Lesemann, Composer-in-Residence
Percussion
October 29, 2004 Western United States Horn Symposium
Chamber Music of Mark Schultz
Percussion
Ensemble
Summer 2022 Brass Band of the Western Reserve
Extra Percussionist
Akron, OH
April 14, 2021 Full 90 Irish Concert
College of Wooster
Campus Concert
May 8, 2021 November 2, 2019 GAA Football Banquet
Irish Traditional Music
Cleveland West Side Irish Club – Olmsted Falls, OH
June 2019 – Present Samba Joia Afro-Brazilian Ensemble
Ensemble Member
Performances/Workshops in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
May 2019 – Present Full 90
Traditional Irish Ensemble and Contemporary Rock n’ Roll
Guitar/Bodhran/Bones/Dance/Drum Set
Instagram : full90cle
October 2019 – Present Firelands Symphony Orchestra
Huron, OH
Extra Percussionist
August 3, 2019 Samba Joia Afro-Brazilian Ensemble
Firelands Symphony Community Event
Sandusky, OH
February 24, 2018 North Royalton Percussion Extravaganza
North Royalton High School
Director/Conductor/Arranger
November 12, 2017 Solon Philharmonic Orchestra
“The Sounds of American Identity”
Joshua Konow, Conductor
Percussionist
June 21, 2017 Make Music : Cleveland – SousaPalooza
Lakewood, OH
Principal Percussion
June 10, 2017 : May14, 2016 Baldwin Wallace University Men’s Chorus
National Anthem for Cleveland Indians – Progressive Field
Bass 2
May 21, 2017 Solon Philharmonic Orchestra
Concerto Concert
Vincent L. Danner, Conductor
Timpani
March 19, 2017 Baldwin Wallace University Men’s Chorus
Parish Arts Series
Fairlawn Lutheran Church
Bass 2/Drum Set
March 5, 2017 Solon Philharmonic Orchestra
“Waterworks” Concert
Vincent L. Danner, Conductor
Percussionist
February 4, 2017 Baldwin Wallace University Men’s Chorus
2017 OMEA Conference Performance
Cleveland, OH
Bass 2/Drum set
May 1, 2016 Baldwin Wallace University Men’s Chorus
Spring Concert
Gamble Auditorium
Bass 2/Percussionist
February 19, 2016 Babies in Black (Dr. Beth Hizer & Rachel Roberts)
Kent Beatlesfest
Percussion/Drum Set
August 15, 2015 Third Coast Percussion – Inuksuit by John Luther Adams
Central Park – Mishawaka, Indiana
Percussion Group 3
April 12, 2015 University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble 30th Anniversary
Concert – Lexington, KY
Inuksuit by John Luther Adams
Percussion Group 2
October 24, 2015 Baldwin Wallace Men’s Chorus Fall Concert
Gamble Auditorium - BW
Bass 2/Percussionist
September 19, 2015 Akron Symphony Orchestra
“American Journey” Concert
Substitute Percussion
March 1, 2015 Solon Philharmonic Orchestra
“Hero’s & Legends” Pops Concert
Vincent L. Danner, Conductor
Timpani
December 13 & 14 2014 Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony #3
Cuyahoga Community College – Metro Campus
Timpani
March 6 – 23, 2014 Theatre Tallahassee
La Cage Aux Folles
Drums/Percussion
April 21, 2014 : November 25, 2013 Tallahassee Composer’s Orchestra
Florida State University
Percussion
October 18 – 27, 2013 Florida State University School of Theatre
Company
Drums/Percussion
March 2007 University of Arizona Jazz Ensemble
Mexico Concert Tour
Percussionist
February 17, 2007 Sambalanco Brazilian Band
Carnival Performance – Tucson, AZ
Percussionist
November 11, 2006 University of Arizona Steel Band
Percussive Arts Society International Convention
New Music for Steel Band - World Music Clinic/Performance
Member
Summer 2006 University of Nevada – Las Vegas Percussion Ensemble
Australia Concert Tour
Melbourne, Sydney and Elder (Adelaide) Conservatories
Xylophone Soloist/Ensemble Member
Spring 2005 – Summer 2006 Mocidade Rebelde Escola du Samba
Kurt Rassmussen, director
Las Vegas, NV
Member/Percussion Assistant
Spring 2005 – Spring 2006 Las Vegas Philharmonic
Substitute Percussionist
Spring 2005 – Spring 2006 Remy Palacios - Latin Music Artist
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Fremont Street Stage and
Fine Arts Award Show House Band
Percussionist
Summer 2004 - Summer 2006 Las Vegas Convention Performer
Mixed media artist ensembles, collaborations and compositions
for corporate conventions and events on the Las Vegas Blvd.
and surrounding areas
December 2005 Community College of Southern Nevada
Percussion Ensemble Concert
Guest Artist
December 2005 Red Mountain Music Company
Spirit of the Season Concerts
David Skouson, Musical Director
Percussionist/Drum Set
Summer 2005 University of Nevada – Las Vegas Wind Ensemble
with The Yellowjackets and Guest Conductor,
Retired Colonel John Bourgeois, U.S.M.C.
Southern France Concert Tour
Percussionist/Section Percussion
2004 Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps
(Canton, OH)
Member - Vibraphone
2002 Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps
(Rockford/Love’s Park, Il)
Member - Marimba
Fall 2003 : Fall 2001 University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble
Percussive Arts Society International Convention
Showcase Concert
Member
Composition Premieres/Commissions/Arrangements
6 Italian Arias Arranged for Marimba and Soprano Arr. Andreatta
PerMus Publications (2018)
Amarilli, mia bella (2016) Giulio Caccini
Caro mio ben (2015) Giuseppe Giordani
Come raggio di sol (2015) Antonio Caldera
Maria, dolce Maria (2016) Francesca Caccini
Nina (Tre giorni) (2015) Legrenzio Vincenzo Ciampi
O del mio dolce ardor (2015) Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Ach bleib bei uns, J.S. Bach
Herr Jesu Christ (2018) Arr. Andreatta for Marimba
American Patrol (2018) F.W. Meacham
Arr. Andreatta for Xylophone/Piano
A Bit O’ Simon (2018) Paul Simon
Arr. Andreatta for Timpani and Voice
Bomba (1939/2013) Lou Harrison
Arr. Andreatta for Solo Percussion
Earl’s Breakdown (2017) Earl Scruggs
Arr. Andreatta for Steel Pan
Native Lands (2022) Drew D. Andreatta
for Percussion Ensemble
Somewhere Over the Rainbow/ Arr. Andreatta for Vibraphone/ Ukulele
What A Wonderful World (2018)
Suite for Percussion, mvt. I (1942/2013) Lou Harrison
Arr. Andreatta for Solo Percussion
Simfony #13 (1941/2013) Lou Harrison
Arr. Andreatta for Solo Percussion
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (2018) John Frederick Hudson
Demimondaine (2016) John Frederick Hudson
Drumsound Rises (2012) Daniel Elder
Solo Percussion / Choir
3 Symphonic Dances for Snare Drum (2004) James B. Campbell
Professional Membership / Activity
Fall 2018 Ableton Live Course
Delta Sound Labs
Richard Graham, Instructor
November 10, 2011 Scholarly Research Committee “50 years of PAS
Scholarly Publications”
Percussive Arts Society International Convention
Panelist
1999 – Present Percussive Arts Society Member
2008 – 2015 Percussive Arts Society Scholarly Research Committee
2001 – 2006 Percussive Arts Society Collegiate Committee
2003 – 2004 Percussive Arts Society Southeast Region Collegiate
Committee
Chairperson
2010 – 2018 Society for Ethnomusicology
2010 – 2014 College Music Society
2006 & 2007 University of Arizona
Carpenter Percussion Scholarship
Skills and Interests
-Percussion Repair/Instrument Creation
-Vintage Instrument Collection/Refurbishment
-Finale Music Writing Software
-Experience Organizing Private Musical Events
-Improvisation/Ensemble Creation