John Donovan

JackDonovanPercussion.weebly.com
(763) 218-8774 3324 Yosemite Ave. S.
donovajm@gmail.com St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Education

Doctorate of Musical Arts

University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Percussion Performance
Dates Attended: 2017 2020
Major Professor: Fernando Meza
Master of Music
Kansas State University, Percussion Performance
Graduate Teaching Assistant for the bands and the percussion studio
Dates Attended: 2015 2017
Major Professor: Dr. Kurt Gartner
Bachelor of Music
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Percussion Performance
Dates Attended: 2010 2015
Major Professor: Dr. Jeff Crowell

Teaching Experience

Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps

Percussion Caption Head/Battery Arranger (2018)
David Thomas School of Music
Private Lesson Instructor - Percussion (2018)
Kansas State University
Graduate Teaching Assistant Bands and Percussion Studio (2015-2017)
Coordinator/arranger for the Drumline, undergraduate applied percussion lessons,
percussion ensemble, percussion methods
Clinics
Minnesota Percussion Association Day of Percussion (January 2018)
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire High School Honor Band (November 2017)
K-State Drumline Mini Camp (May 2016, 2017)
Drumline
Minnesota Brass Indoor (2018), River Falls High School (2013-2014, 2017), Baldwin-
Woodville High School (2015, 2017), Buhler High School (2015-2016), Menomonie Hgih
School (2011-2015), Chippewa Falls High School (2013-2014), Elk Mound High School
(2010-2012)

Performing Experiences

University of Minnesota
Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble (2017)
Mississippi Valley Orchestra (2017)
Twin Cities Brass Band (2017)
Kansas State University
Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Graduate Percussion
Quartet, Faculty Chamber Winds, Latin Jazz Ensemble, Concert Jazz Ensemble, Jazz
Combo, University Choirs (2015-2017)
Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra (2011-2015)
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz
Band, Pit Orchestra (2010-2015)
Notable Performances
University of Minnesota Graduate Percussion Ensemble Costa Rica Tour
o Promising Artists of the 21st Century Costa Rican/North American Cultural
Center
Premiered Show Us How To Live by Baljinder Sekhon at the 2014 Percussive Arts Society
International Convention with the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Percussion
Ensemble (2014)
Performed at the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival with the Eau Claire
Percussion Quartet (2014)
Conducting
Kansas State University Concert Band (2016)
Manhattan Municipal Band (2016)
Kansas State University Band (2016)

Adjudicating Experience
Central States Marching Festival (2015-2016)
Kansas State University
Bonner Springs Marching Festival (2015)
Bonner Springs, Kansas

Composing/Arranging
Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps (2018)
Battery Arranger
Kansas State University Drumline (2015-2016)
Battery Arranger
Rose Hill High School Marching Band (2016)
Front Ensemble Arranger
Chippewa Falls High School Marching Band (2013-2014)
Battery Arranger
Menomonie High School Indoor Drumline
Battery Arranger/Front Ensemble Arranger