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Dr. Andrea Venet is a
percussion artist, soloist, educator, and composer specializing in contemporary
and classical genres. She is currently Assistant Professor of Percussion and
head of the department at the University of North Florida, where she directs the
UNF percussion ensemble, teaches applied lessons, pedagogy, methods and
percussion literature. As a passionate educator, Dr. Venet’s research involves
pedagogy, with focus on college percussion education at various levels,
classical improvisation and historically informed Baroque performance practice
techniques for Bach on marimba. Her creative activity includes performance,
composition, and commissioning new works.
As an international soloist, chamber musician, and clinician,
Andrea maintains an active performance schedule, having held appointments in
Europe, Japan, Canada, and Trinidad. Andrea has been a featured soloist at the
Celebrate Marimba Festival, Steve Weiss Mallet Festival, Prairie Music
Residency (SK, Canada), with the Kutztown University Symphony, in addition to
being a featured performer with SNL percussionist Valerie Naranjo, Ivan
Trevino, the Lawson Ensemble, Project Trio, and the Eastman Percussion
Ensemble. Early in her career, Andrea was a member of the award winning Santa
Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps from 2002-2004 and performed with Grammy
winning alternative band TOOL with the Gilbert Drumline in 2001. Most recently,
she was invited to present at the 2020 World Symposium of Choral Music in
Auckland, NZ with Dr. Cara Tasher.
Dr. Venet’s percussion duo, Escape Ten, maintains a steady
performance schedule touring as guest artists and clinicians nationally and
internationally. Through collaboration with composer Eric Guinivan, they are
the recipients of a marimba duo commission awarded from the prestigious Fromm
Foundation entitled Illuminations (2018). In 2016 they performed a Showcase
Concert at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, giving 3 world
premieres by Aurél Hollo, Joe Locke, and Michael Burritt. Consistently featured
as guest artists at music festivals, concert series, conferences, and at
universities nationally and internationally, select appearances include
performances in Spain at the Ágora Actual Percussion and WASBE festivals, the
Academy of the Performing Arts (UTT) in Trinidad, at the Barnes Foundation in
Philadelphia, and at the Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar. They have
collaborated with composers Michael Burritt, Aurél Hollo, Emmanuel Séjourné,
Ivan Trevino, Joe Locke, Steve Danyew, Steve Ridley, Drew Worden, and Kelly
Rossum. Escape Ten has their own signature mallets (2020) and publication
series of new percussion duos through Malletech/Keyboard Percussion
Publications (KPP). You can hear Escape Ten on their first album Colours of a
Groove. Please visit www.EscapeTen.com.
Andrea’s compositions and arrangements can be found self-published
via her website, through Keyboard Percussion Publications (KPP), Tapspace, and
Alfonse-Production, in addition to articles published with Percussive Notes and Rhythm!Scene magazines.
Andrea holds a DMA in Performance and Literature with a minor in Pedagogy, and
the prestigious Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. She
received her Masters and Bachelors degrees from Rutgers and Arizona State
University, respectively. Andrea is endorsed by Malletech, Remo, DREAM Cymbals,
Black Swamp Percussion, and currently serves as the Percussive Arts Society
Florida Chapter President. Find out more at www.AndreaVenet.com.
Contact: (904) 620-3831 - andrea.venet@unf.edu - Andrea Venet's Website
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