Zambito, Pete
Biography
Born: 1975
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Studies: Master of Music and Doctor of Music Arts in percussion performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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Pete Zambito (b. 1975) is the Associate Professor of Music, Percussion Instructor, and the Drumline Instructor for Lincoln University of Missouri. He teaches applied percussion lessons for majors and non majors, teaches Percussion Techniques Class, directs the Percussion Ensemble, and directs the Sacred Music Internship Program at Lincoln University. Previous to his position at Lincoln University, he was Adjunct Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Missouri. He was the director of MU Steel, the university’s steel band, and has performed with and directed the group throughout Missouri. Since relocating to Missouri in 2006, he has performed across the state and is currently the principal percussionist for the Marshall (MO) Philharmonic Orchestra and timpanist for the Columbia (MO) Symphony Orchestra. He has been a section percussionist for the Missouri Symphony Orchestra. He is also a frequent performer on the Odyssey Chamber Series in Columbia, Missouri.
Previously, Dr. Zambito directed the percussion program at Concord University in Athens, WV. In addition to teaching class piano and arranging and scoring, he ran the percussion studio, directed the marching band drumline, the basketball pep band, and in his final semester, directed the concert band.
As a performer, Dr. Zambito has toured extensively throughout the Southeast and Midwest as a marimbist, including a duet tour throughout North Carolina and West Virginia with trombonist Daniel Rice, and solo tours of Virginia and South Carolina. In addition, he has worked as pianist and percussionist for a variety of churches and has performed professionally as a section percussionist in the Salisbury (NC) Symphony Orchestra. He is also a commissioned composer of percussion solos, duets, and ensemble works, many of which are available through C. Alan Publications. [1]
Works for Percussion
Athens Sonata - Marimba & Trombone
Double Shot - Percussion Sextet
Mainland Express - Timpani
Moods - Marimba
Rise - Percussion Sextet
Uptick - Percussion Sextet
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