Steve Dinion, percussionist and teacher
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Teaching experience:
Other musical activities:
Education:
Additional Studies:
- Associate Principal Timpanist and Percussionist, Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra (formerly Honolulu Symphony), 1992 - present (Acting Principal Timpanist, 1995-97, 2008-present); includes: classical, pops, and educational full orchestra performances, ensembles in the schools, and yearly performances with Hawai‘i Opera Theatre and Ballet Hawai‘i
- Percussionist for touring Broadway productions of Wicked, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, and Grease
Teaching experience:
- Percussion instructor, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2012 -
- Private percussion instruction, 1997 - present
Other musical activities:
- Terra Nova contemporary ensemble (works by Crumb, Jelinek, Cage, Larsen, Brun, Pollock; premier of new work by Ben Taylor, "7 Million Results," winner of BMI award)
- Chamber Music Hawai’i
- Ebb and Flow Arts
- Bach Chamber Orchestra of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu
- Honolulu Marimba Band
- Honolulu Percussion Quartet (works by Rouse, Reich, Cage)
Education:
- Temple University, Master of Music (Music Performance), 1992; principal teacher, Alan Abel (retired, Philadelphia Orchestra)
- Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music, Bachelor of Music (Music Performance), Bachelor of Arts (Russian Studies), 1990; principal teacher, Michael Rosen
Additional Studies:
- Magic Mountain Music Farm, 2005, 2006, 2011; principal teacher, Burton Kaplan
- Cloyd Duff Timpani Masterclass, 1995, 1999; principal teacher, Cloyd Duff
- Aspen Music School, 1988, 1989; principal teachers, Doug Howard, Thomas Stubbs
- Oberlin Percussion Institute, 1989; masterclasses with Michael Bookspan, Fred Hinger