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TOP PERCUSSION EXPERT DENNIS DELUCIA JOINS YAMAHA TEAM GRAND RAPIDS, MI (July 30, 2001)—Yamaha Band & Orchestral Division welcomes noted percussion educator Dennis DeLucia to the fold as the newest Yamaha percussion consultant, clinician and endorser.
One of the most respected percussion teachers, arrangers, clinicians and judges in the United States, DeLucia has led drumlines to sixteen "High Percussion" championships and has conducted clinics in 41 states and abroad. He is an associate professor of percussion at Rutgers University, a member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame and the Drum Corps International (DCI) Hall of Fame, and a television analyst for the annual DCI finals on PBS. "This is a wonderful opportunity to join a company with enormous global significance," DeLucia says. "Yamaha's people, designs, manufacturing technology and commitment to education are all first-rate. I look forward to developing new products for all skill levels, and helping build upon Yamaha's tradition of ‘teaching the teachers.'" DeLucia, a New Jersey resident, is the author of two books, "The Drummer's Daily Drill" and "Dennis DeLucia's Percussion Discussion"—the latter of which led reviewer Michael Boo to opine, "It's possible that no one in the world of marching percussion today has the background and experience that Dennis DeLucia has accumulated." It's a sentiment Yamaha shares. "Dennis is a fantastic addition to the Yamaha percussion team," says John Wittman, artist relations manager, Band & Orchestral Division, Yamaha Corporation of America. "His commitment to Yamaha represents a vote of confidence in what we've achieved, and the promise of future successes we'll achieve together." In addition to his sixteen championships, DeLucia netted the only Triple Crown in drum corps history in 1981. He has worked with a variety of New Jersey area bands including Star of Indiana, the Crossmen, the Hawthorne Muchachos, the Bayonne Bridgemen, the Sunrisers, the Caballeros and the championship Piscataway High School Band. For more information on Yamaha percussion instruments, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, 3445 East Paris Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49518; telephone (616) 940-4900; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit the web site at http://www.yamaha.com/band.
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