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"Black Swamp Percussion Instruments are of unequaled quality and craftsmanship. In the teaching studio or in the concert hall, I have complete confidence that these precision instruments will perform at the highest level. I trust my performance to Black Swamp."
Nationally and Internationally recognized soloist, recitalist, and clinician, Dr. T. Adam Blackstock currently serves as Assistant Professor of Percussion Studies/Assistant Director of Bands at Troy University, and as Principal Timpanist with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra. His duties at Troy University include: teaching private lessons and percussion methods courses, conducting the percussion ensemble, and is the instructor/arranger for the “Sound of the South” percussion section. He earned a Doctoral of Musical Arts degree from the University of Kansas, a Master of Arts degree from Tennessee Technological University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Newberry College. Blackstock has studied percussion with Joseph Rasmussen and Kevin Bobo, and has studied conducting with Joseph Hermann.

In addition to performing recitals and administering clinics nationwide, Blackstock has performed internationally as a guest soloist in Puerto Rico, Lithuania, and most recently in Wroclaw and Warsaw, Poland. Blackstock has been featured as a marimba soloist at two Percussive Arts Society International Conventions (2008 and 2010). He is a reviewer for the Percussive Arts Society journal, Percussive Notes.

Dr. Blackstock is a Black Swamp Percussion Artist Endorser, an artist/clinician for Innovative Percussion Inc. and Remo Inc., and he is an artist for Musser marimbas, performing exclusively on the M500 Concert Grand.

Links
tadamblackstock.com

Troy University

Recordings

Tennessee Tech University
Wind Ensemble with
Joshua Hauser:

Slide Ride, Works for Solo Trombone and Band (2005)

Newberry College Jazz Ensemble:
Jazz-berry Jam (2002)