Mark Brown (information coming soon!) – Music Major at Montana State University- Bozeman, currently studies with Stephen Versaevel, etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc……
Mark Sullivan received a Bachelor of Art Education and Music Education degree from Linfield College in Oregon, Master of Art degree from Montana State University, and Master of Fine Arts in Painting degree from Washington University of St. Louis. A percussionist with the Bozeman Symphony, Intermountain Opera, Montana TheatreWorks, and Montana Ballet Orchestras, he currently teaches Art: Painting, Advanced Placement, Humanities, Design and Drawing at Bozeman High School. Performance experience includes the Portland Youth Philharmonic, Salem Wind Ensemble, Greeley Chamber Orchestra, Montana Summer Symphony, and numerous jazz ensembles and musical theatre productions.
Stephen Versaevel, Director of Percussion Studies/Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Montana State University since August 2006, is a Doctor of Music candidate in Percussion Performance at The Florida State University in Tallahassee, where as a Graduate Assistant, he instructed the Marching Chiefs “Big 8″ Drum Line. He holds a Master’s degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Music Education from South Dakota State University, and has studied with Dr. John Parkes IV and Mr. James McKinney. Stephen is currently a percussionist with the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and Carl Fisher Publications recording ensemble in Tampa, Florida. As a soloist he has appeared with the University of Kansas Percussion Ensemble (2002 Kansas MENC Convention), The Florida State University Percussion Ensemble, as well as being a performer on the prestigious Kaleidoscope series concert. Stephen’s other performance credits include the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Dothan Symphony, and many of the internationally renowned Florida State University ensembles. Stephen may also be heard on the critically-acclaimed compact disc Dusk: Music From the Heartland, released in August of 2004. Stephen is active as both an educator and arranger for many high school and college drum lines across the United States and is a member of the Innovative Percussion Education Team.
Jeffrey H. Vick received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The University of Arizona (1989) where he studied with Gary D. Cook, and a Master of Education in Music degree from Montana State University (1991) with Dan Moore. He is currently Principal Timpanist and a Percussionist with the Bozeman Symphony, Billings Symphony, Intermountain Opera and Montana Ballet Orchestras, teaches instrumental and general music at Anderson School District #41 and LaMotte School District #43 in Bozeman, Adjunct Instructor on Music at Montana State University-Bozeman (Gamelan Sekar Gunung), a member of PercOrchestra, Flutes and Friends, and maintains a private studio. He has appeared as a guest artist with the Mistral Duo, Cascade String Quartet, Gallatin Woodwind Quintet, Bozeman Symphony, MSU Percussion Ensemble, MSU-Billings Percussion Ensemble, and MSU Chamber Orchestra. Other performance experience includes the Tucson, Great Falls, Butte, Helena and Montana Summer Symphonies, Flathead Festival and Gallatin Chamber Orchestras, Denver and Bozeman Municipal Bands, and numerous musical theatre companies. He is the recipient of a Montana Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Award, and a Phi Delta Kappa Professional Development grant for gamelan study in Bali, Indonesia.
