Percussion Faculty
Michael Assad
Instructor of Percussion
massad@memphis.edu
William Shaltis
Associate Professor of Percussion
Area Coordinator of Brass & Percussion
wmshltis@memphis.edu
Recent Research & Creative Activity
2021
- Bill Shaltis was invited to present a solo recital at the College Music Society International
Conference in Bogota, Colombia.
- Bill Shaltis was named the Helen and Scott Carter Principal Timpani Chair of the Boise
Baroque Orchestra.
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2020
- Bill Shaltis was invited to present a solo recital at the College Music Society Southern
Conference in Nashville, TN.
- Bill Shaltis presented a timpani FUNdamentals clinic virtually at the Percussive Arts
Society International Convention 2020. The clinic focused on timpani roll mechanics,
sound production strategies, and interpretation.
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2019
- Bill Shaltis received a TOUR Grant with the Tennessee Arts Commission to host the
Jerry Tachoir Group at the University of Memphis.
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