What about Bob?
I have long held a passion for music making and want to help you when it comes to percussion. Rooted in the experience of my own performing, I can help with maintaining, repairing, renting or finding equipment for your one-time or ongoing needs.
As a section player, principal, and soloist, I understand the importance of the percussion equipment in any performance. In those roles, I have relied not only on my musical training and practice, but also on my technical skills as a scientist and inventor to maintain, repair and modify percussion equipment to achieve the best musical sounds. (Sometimes, just creating a better way to move the equipment.)
Having many colleagues among music educators and other time-strapped ensemble leaders, I know that the percussion battery can be neglected. My goal is to position you and your percussion section for success. Whether you have broken drum heads or instruments that clank instead of ring, we can size up the situation and move ahead on making great music come from the back row!
History
1985-1989
B.A.'s Physics and Mathematics
St. Olaf College
1989-1994
Ph.D. Materials Science
University of Minnesota
Twin Cities
1994-2022
Research Scientist
3M Company
Late 1980s-present
Percussionist
Principal percussionist, St. Olaf Band and St. Olaf Orchestra
Senior Soloist, St. Olaf Orchestra; President St. Olaf Orchestra
Senior and junior recitals, invited performer in faculty recitals, percussion ensemble, performed with all major musical groups.
Materials science is the study of relationships between material structure and its properties. It's a kind of bridge between solid state physics and engineering. My family recommends that we leave this conversation for another time, if ever.
Researched and developed processes to create and build new-to-the-world laser-based manufacturing equipment and to make products with additive manufacturing (3D printing). More than 28 patents, new and improved products, and some research papers.
Active performer in a variety of musical ensembles around Minneapolis, St. Paul, nearby communities and internationally: brass band, wind ensembles, orchestras, church and worship settings.
Current member of Lake Wobegon (R) Brass Band and Encore Wind Ensemble. Also performed with Minnesota Symphonic Winds, Sheldon Brass Band, St. Croix Sounds, Univ. of Wisc. River Falls Community Band, Northern Symphony Orchestra and others, including recordings with Grimethorpe Colliery Band (UK).
