Percussion

Ji Hye Jung Blair percussion professor Ji Hye Jung has released a new commercial recording of “Velocities,” one of the defining works in the marimba repertoire. Composed in 1990 by Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Joseph Schwantner, “Velocities” has long been considered a landmark of contemporary percussion literature and earned a… Read More

This week, Blair School of Music welcomes more than 55 percussionists from 16 U.S. states and four countries for the 2026 Nashville Marimba Sessions, May 24-30. Now in its second year, the program was created by Blair percussion professor and internationally acclaimed marimbist Ji Hye Jung to provide an immersive… Read More

The Avedis Zildjian Company, a world-leading maker of cymbals, drumsticks, and percussion mallets, is bringing its Young Drummer of the Year Competition to the US for the first time, with finalists set to compete in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on October 12, 2025. Read More

Percussionists from five countries and 36 colleges and universities converged at Vanderbilt for the debut Nashville Marimba Sessions, hosted at Blair May 24-31. Spearheaded by Blair School of Music Associate Professor of Percussion Ji Hye Jung, the summer intensive featured a week of presentations, lessons, and performances. “My vision of… Read More

  Percussionists from across the country and around the world will gather at Vanderbilt May 25-31, 2025, for Nashville Marimba Sessions, a debut program directed by Blair professor Ji Hye Jung. The weeklong experience will give young musicians the opportunity to work closely with world renowned faculty,… Read More