Darin Kamstra

Darin Kamstra

Darin Kamstra

Regional Education Artist - Colorado Mesa University

Darin Kamstra

Regional Education Artist - Colorado Mesa University

Country:   United States Category:   CONCERT ARTISTS

Overview

Darin Kamstra, DMA, is a professor of music at Colorado Mesa University, director of Jazz Studies and Percussion and head of the Department of Music. Kamstra teaches percussion ensemble, percussion lessons, percussion pedagogy, jazz improvisation,and advanced music technology. He believes in fostering students with diverse abilities so that they can adapt to a wide variety of musical opportunities in the future.

 

Kamstracurrently serves as principal timpanist/percussionist of the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra, performs on drum set with the Grand Junction Rockestra and CMU Faculty Jazz Quintet, and appears frequently as a percussion and jazz clinician and recitalist regionally and nationally. He served as principal timpanist of the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra and has performed with professional orchestras, jazz groups and music theater companies throughout Colorado, Illinois and the Pacific Northwest.

 

Also an active composer and arranger, Kamstra's works are published by Tapspace, Walrus Music Publications and Grand Mesa Music Publishers. These works have been featured at regional, national and international conventions and at universities across the United States. Many of these compositions can be viewed on YouTube. He is a contributor to the Percussive Arts Society Online Research Journal and a regional education artist for Pearl/Adams Percussion.When not working on music, Kamstra enjoys getting outdoors, especially mountain biking and skiing.

Darin's Gear

Adams Keyboards

5.0 Octave Alpha Marimba

5.0 Octave Artist Classic Marimba

Alpha Vibrahone

 

Drum Set

Pearl Masters Premium Maple

18" x 14" Bass Drum

10" x 8" Tom

14" x 14" Floor Tom

14" x 5.5" Snare Drum

 

Pearl Marching & Concert Percussion

Philharmonic Snare Drum

Symphonic Bass Drum

Concert Toms

Elite Series Congas

Elite Series Bongos

Pearl malletSTATION EM1

Pearl Championship Marching Drums