Percussion Summer Institute

Participants will perform in master classes and concerts, and will receive instruction on a variety of percussion subjects including:

• Marimba technique, solos, and concerti
• Vibraphone technique, improvisation, solos, and concerti
• Timpani and Multiple Percussion solos and concerti
• Independence and Transfer Value in Percussion
• Orchestral instruments including snare drum and accessories
• Chamber music and percussion ensemble
• World music, including Brazilian, Amadinda, and Steel Band
• Music technology and practice techniques

• Multiple daily sessions with camp faculty and additional guest artists
• Small group lessons and masterclasses with camp faculty
• Daily percussion ensemble and world music ensemble playing experience
• Ample time for individual practice
• All instruments will be provided. Contact percussion@ucf.edu to make arrangements if you wish to bring your own instruments.

No meals will be provided during the duration of the Summer Institute and the cost of dining is not covered through the housing and tuition fees. For most meals, the group will go to the ‘63 South dining hall located in Ferrell Commons, a short walk from the Performing Arts Center. More information about the cost for dining hall meals will be provided as we get closer to the event. In addition to the ‘63 South dining hall, there may also be meal options in the John T. Washington Center, Student Union and Knights Plaza.

For those participants staying in on-campus housing, each apartment has a kitchen with an electric range and refrigerator, so it is possible to have groceries on hand to make meals (please note, microwaves, cookware, dishes, and utensils are not provided).

Ivan Trevino is a Mexican-American composer, percussionist, teacher, and arts advocate. Recognized around the world for his contributions to percussion literature, Ivan’s music has been performed across five continents in 25 countries. His music distinctly threads indie-pop sounds with a contemporary classical aesthetic, and his body of work spans storytelling, singing marimba players, cello rockers, and an ever-present social consciousness. His newly commissioned works include music for The San Diego Symphony Orchestra, The Juilliard School, and Grammy-winning quartet, Third Coast Percussion. He is a multi-award recipient of the Percussive Arts Society’s International Composition Contest and has been the featured composer and performer on NPR’s Performance Today.

An active educator, Ivan serves on the faculty of the Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin, where he joyfully teaches a studio of undergraduate and graduate percussionists and music creators. Ivan received the 2024-2025 Teaching Excellence Award from Butler School of Music for his contributions to student learning and teaching innovation. In 2025, he was appointed Fellow to the Florence Thelma Hall Centennial Chair in Music, an honor recognizing creative excellence in the field of contemporary classical music.

Previously, Ivan served on faculty at Baylor University and as co-director of the Eastman Percussion Festival at his alma mater, Eastman School of Music. He is currently an artist and clinician for Marimba One, Innovative Percussion, Black Swamp Percussion, Pearl’s Malletstation, Meinl, and Zildjian Cymbals. In 2021, Innovative Percussion and Ivan collaborated to design his own line of signature series marimba and vibraphone mallets, which are used by percussionists around the world.

Ivan is also known for his work as a drummer with Break of Reality, an international touring cello rock quartet. As a member of the ensemble, Ivan was selected as a music ambassador by the U.S. State Department. Break of Reality has released five studio albums, is on regular rotation on National Public Radio, and has over 100 million streams on Spotify and Pandora Radio.

A Texas native, Ivan resides in Austin with his wife Amanda and their children, Henry and Oscar.