Few and Far Between, by Adam Hopper

Northwestern State University Percussion Ensemble performs Adam Hopper's piece 'Few and Far Between"!
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Program Note:
"Few and Far Between" is a percussion quintet composed by Adam Hopper for his graduating group of seniors in 2019. The light hearted and fun, grooved based melodies are enjoyable to listen to, but still challenging for the performers. The interlocking rhythmic patterns require focus and clarity amongst the performers. "Few and Far Between" is something to check out if you have an upcoming group of solid upperclassmen.
Composer Bio:
Adam Hopper (b.1985) is an active percussion educator, composer, and performer in southern Kentucky. He is currently the director of percussion at Southwestern High School, and the director of bands at Southern Middle School in Somerset, Kentucky.
Mr. Hopper is involved in many aspects of the percussion landscape. An active performer and clinician. He has recently performed with Sacred Winds, The Orquesta Sinfonica Cristiana de El Salvador, Christine Anderson, The Almeida Duo, The Country
Gentlemen Jazz Band, and serves as the principal percussionist in Somerset Big Band.
He has presented clinics at a variety of schools and universities in the United States, El Salvador, and Brazil. Mr. Hopper is also an active composer and arranger, having written for and taught various groups at the middle, high school and university levels in
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. Mr. Hopper’s compositions “Right Track”,“Ghost Garden”, “Bolado” and “You Can’t Get There From Here,” as well as his collection of snare drum solos, “Five on 5” are published through C. Alan Publications.
Since taking the position at Southwestern High School in 2009, Mr. Hopper’s groups have consistently earned proficient and distinguished ratings at festivals and competitions across the state and region. Mr. Hopper directs the award winning Indoor
Drumline, Percussion Ensemble, and Batucada Brazilian Ensemble as well as overseeing the marching and symphonic percussion sections. Mr. Hopper’s groups have performed with touring productions of “The Music Man,” the Campbellsville University
Steel Band, the Elk Grove Percussion Festival in Chicago, Illinois; The Lassiter Percussion Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia; The KASA Conference in Louisville, Kentucky; the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina; the 2017 Percussive Arts Society
International Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana; and a variety of other performances around the region.
Mr. Hopper holds a Bachelor’s in Music Education as well as a Master’s in Percussion Performance from Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky. He has professional affiliations with the Kentucky Music Educators Association, and the Percussive Arts Society. Mr. Hopper is a proud endorser of Vic Firth sticks and mallets, Beetle practice pads, Black Swamp Percussion, and Meinl. He currently resides in Somerset, Kentucky with his wife Sarah, son Jack and their cats Bossa and Thelonious.
Performer Bio:
The percussion program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana is under the direction of Mr. Ken Green and Dr. Oliver Molina. The studio averages 30 music majors per year in music education, performance, and business. The studio comprises students from Louisiana, Texas, and international students from Central and South America. The percussion ensemble performs two concerts a year, one each semester. The concerts include a wide variety of works from small chamber pieces to large works for percussion orchestra. New contemporary works along with ragtime, orchestral transcriptions, ancient rudimental drumming and pop tunes also are regularly programmed. Recently, the ensemble has performed at the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy and has toured throughout Louisiana and Texas to recruit the top talent in the region. At PASIC 2019, the ensemble won first place at the Concert Chamber Competition - Collegiate Division.