For more about the college, visit The music department is online at. Top prizes were awarded in all categories and the grand prize awards, which included cash prizes, were given to the three highest scoring competitors from each division that competed in a minimum of three categories.Įstablished in 1903, MSU’s College of Education is now home to six academic departments, one research unit and numerous service units. In 2005, she premiered a solo marimba Rippling Ruminations by Renaldo Moya and. Categories included: marimba, vibraphone, timpani, snare drum, drum set and world percussion. Kuo has been a featured soloist with MSU Percussion Ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention 2003, the Brazil concert tour with Morehead State University in 2003, and WVU Percussion Ensemble at Lyell B. Participants competed in two divisions Division I (ages 17 - 26) and Division II (ages 16 and younger). This was the first collaboration with the NYU Steinhardt Percussion Studies Program.
The New York International Percussion Competition was established by Shoulun Chen in 2014 and brings together students from around the world to participate in several days of master classes and competition. Getting feedback from people who are legends in my field and getting to play in front of them is very important,” Jenkins said. “More than the accolades, competing just pushes you to become a better musician. On the marimba Jenkins performed “Reflections on the Nature of Water” (Druckman) and “Etude for a Quiet Hall” (Deane), “Saeta” (Carter) and “Soundings” (Engelsrud) on timpani, and “Prim” (Masson) and “Etude No. Jenkins performed a total of six works for solo percussion in the categories of marimba, snare drum, and timpani-with three assigned works and the others chosen by the performer. “Associate Professor Jason Baker is to receive similar commendation for the inspirational teaching and encouragement he has provided both to David, and to the many members of the percussion studio at MSU,” Kopetz said. This is a remarkable achievement, and it highlights David’s daily commitment to rigorous practice and performance at the highest levels,” said Barry Kopetz, head of MSU’s music department. “It is with great pride that we applaud the efforts of David Jenkins for his third-place finish at the New York International Percussion Competition. STARKVILLE, Miss.-A student in Mississippi State’s College of Education recently finished in the top three at the 2018 New York International Percussion Competition.ĭavid Jenkins, a senior music education major from Franklinton, Louisiana, competed in three categories, placing third in marimba and timpani and second in snare drum and receiving an overall placement of third among a field of nine competitors in the university category at the New York University campus in New York City.