Beth Gottlieb is the Percussion Artist-in-Residence, in charge of all percussion activities at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. In
addition to intensive private percussion lessons, students participate in four highly acclaimed percussion ensembles: The Rollins
Percussion Ensemble, The Rollins Chamber Percussion Ensemble and the Rollins Mallet Ensembles.
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ROLLINS COLLEGE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE &
MALLET ENSEMBLE I
DIRECTED BY BETH GOTTLIEB |
Now in their tenth year, the critically acclaimed Rollins College Percussion and Mallet Ensembles feature the college's top
percussionists performing on a vast variety of percussion instruments. These award winning ensembles perform challenging works
by the world's top composers in all styles of music including, Classical, Baroque, Jazz, Latin, World, Contemporary and Pop. The
Rollins Percussion groups often perform at a wide variety of venues around Florida. Recent performances have included; the Winter
Park Bach Festival, the Winter Park Arts Festival, the Percussive Arts Society Days of Percussion, Disney, and a special sold-out
television performance at the King Center in Melbourne. The Ensembles also perform for many non-profit and organizations and
charitable events. The groups are under the direction of Beth Gottlieb.
On Nov, 13, the Percussion Ensemble presented their Winter concert,
which featured Tusk! by David Jarvis, Sacrificial Rite by David
Gillingham, Odd-O-Man by Steve Pemberton, Please Pass the Beats by Kristen Shiner, Mountain Dance Dave Grusin, arr. by Chris
Sharp, The Uruk-Hai by Joel Morris, and the final movement of Symphony #4 by Tchaikovsky.
The Rollins College Mallet Ensemble performed their fall 2003 concert
11/18/03 with: Minuet, Op. 13 by Boccherini, Danse Macabre by Camille
Saint-Saens, Jolly Cabellero by Frosini, arr. by Cahn, Italian Sailor's
Song by Schumann, Concerto Grosso in A Minor for two vioins, Op. 3, No. 8
by Antonio Vivaldi, and Ritual Fire Dance by Manuel de Falla.
An upcoming special event of note, the Rollins Percussion ensemble will be performing David Gillingham's Concerto for Piano and
Percussion ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society Day of Percussion, on April 3, 2004. It will feature pianist Alan Morrison, and
the composer will be in attendance. |