James B. Campbell is a performer, pedagogue, and author within the realm of percussion and is a respected figure in the development of the contemporary

percussion ensemble A percussion ensemble is a musical ensemble consisting of only percussion instruments. Although the term can be used to describe any such group, it commonly refers to groups of classically trained percussionists performing primarily classical m ...

. Campbell has toured extensively throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Past associations

Campbell received both his B.M. in Music Education and his M.M. in Percussion Pedagogue and Performance from

Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895, by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as part of an expansion of the state's system ...

. Beginning in 1984 Campbell served as the principal instructor, arranger, and program coordinator for

The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps (also known as "The Green Machine") is a World Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Rosemont, Illinois. The Cavaliers were one of the thirteen founding member corps of Drum Corps International ...

. Due to Campbell’s time with the Cavaliers he was inducted into the

Drum Corps International Drum Corps International (DCI) is a governing body for junior drum and bugle corps responsible for developing and enforcing rules of competition, and for providing standardized adjudication at sanctioned drum and bugle corps competitions througho ...

Hall of Fame in 2008 as well as the

Bands of America Bands of America (BOA) is a music education advocacy organization and promoter of high school marching band competitions in the United States, such as the annual Grand National Championships. Established in 1975 as Marching Bands of America (MBA), ...

Hall of Fame in 2013. Campbell has also served as percussion director for the McDonald’s All-American High School Band and past president of the Percussive Arts Society. Among Campbell’s works for percussion, he has published with

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, C.L. Barnhouse Co., C. Alan Publications, Innovative Percussion, Row-Loff Productions, Meredith Music, Alfred Publications, and Bachovich Music.

Current affiliations

James Campbell is a clinician for the

Avedis Zildjian Company :''Zildjian leads here. For people with the surname, see Zildjian (disambiguation)'' The Avedis Zildjian Company, simply known as Zildjian (), is a musical instrument manufacturer specializing in cymbals and other percussion instruments. Founded ...

, Artist for Yamaha Corporation of America, and endorsee for Innovative Percussion, Evans Drumheads,

Meinl Percussion Meinl Percussion is a manufacturer of percussion instruments based in Gutenstetten, Germany. The company’s cymbal production is one of the "big four" manufacturers of cymbals, along with Zildjian, Sabian, and Paiste. In addition to cymbals, M ...

, and Black Swamp Percussion. Campbell is currently the drummer with the Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra and is principal percussionist with the

Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra The Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Lexington, Kentucky. The orchestra performs concerts principally at the Singletary Center for the Arts. History In 1961, the orchestra was formed from the Central Kentucky ...

. Campbell is also provost’s distinguished service professor of Music and Director of percussion studies at the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...

References

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