Thursday, May 14, 2015

MAURICE WATKINS: 2nd Prize


ENKOR Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion Competition 2015
MAURICE WATKINS | USA | Age 21  | Percussion

Second Prize | Category B
Score: 89.25 
Rules: lowest possible scores: 60 points | highest possible scores: 100 points

Teacher:  Lee Hinkle


Artistic biography
Maurice Watkins is a senior music education major at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a student of Lee Hinkle. He has performed in both the University Symphony Orchestra and Wind Orchestra as well as the Percussion Ensemble. During his time at the University of Maryland, he has played several world premieres of contemporary compositions. He has performed at the Maryland/Delaware Day of Percussion at various universities along the east coast. During high school, he was a member of the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program and has played with the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute for the last several years.