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Ukps President

 

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UKPS Secretary

I'm a percussi

JohnAllnut

My home away from home is in Independence, Kentucky where i went to high school and began my interest in percussion.  I am going to be a senior in music performance in the fall 06 semester and have enjoyed my studies greatly while at UK.  I have been a member of the percussion ensemble, steel band, the marching band, Asian music ensemble, wind ensemble, and orchestra.  I like to teach high school drumlines and private students, marching in the Cavaliers snareline (in my 3rd year there), writing music, playing Frisbee, scrabble, ping pong, spending time with my girlfriend, and playing on my Apple laptop.  I like to listen to music and play drumset for a rock bands when given the opportunity.  I like to listen to experimental indie rock, good electronic music, modern compositions, and a handful of everything else. 

RyanNestor

Emily Hagihara is a senior at the University of Kentucky, majoring in music performance. She has been a member of Percussion Ensemble, Brazilian Ensemble, Steel Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble, UK Opera, and is currently principal percussionist and timpanist in the University of Kentucky Orchestra.

Outside of playing in orchestra and percussion ensemble, Hagihara actively performs with several other groups (including opera, ballet, etc.) and teaches private lessons. She is the front woman to a band billed as "Emily Hagihara," where she sings and plays guitar with Jordan Munson, Colin Campbell, and Clint Davis.

Matthew Bentley

Matthew Bentley is a Civil Engineering major specializing in Structures and minoring in Percussion Performance and Math. When Matthew is not in class or doing doing homework he enjoys learning to play anything he can get his hands on. When he's not at school is usually building something, whether is be unique furniture or even his cajons that he has sold to other school's percussion professors or high school directors as far away as Texas. In his free time he enjoys listening to and collecting progressive rock records like Frank Zappa, Rush, Genesis, and Yes, as well as trying to experiment and invent. 

Matthew has studied with Andy and Erin (soon to be) Bliss, as well as Julie Hill since Fall of 2003.  He has been involved in the Percussion Ensemble, Drumline, BasketBall Pep Band, Brazilean Percussion ensemble, and Symphonic band.  He has also caught some free lance gigs, inlucluding performing with the UK Men's Chorus when they were invited to perform at the 2006 Music Educator's National Conference in Salt Lake City Utah.  

Jon Doty

Jon Doty is a senior Music Education Major from
Blountville, TN. Jon has participated in ensembles
such as the Percussion Ensemble, Steel Band,
Brazillian Ensemble, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble,
Marching Band (Bass 1yr. and Snare 2yrs.), Pep Band
and the Symphony Orchestra. Jon gives private lessons
over the summer in TN and also assists with various
drumlines in east TN. He teaches the Whitewater High
School Drumline in Fayetteville, GA as well. When he is not doing something with percussion, Jon teaches in the piano prep program here at UK and also for the pianofest summer camp at UK. In his life outside of music he likes to spend time with his girlfriend and play ping pong, tennis, frisbee, and golf.

WillKeith

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