Episode 11: Dana Dominguez

TAMS Percussion Podcast

Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for the continued support for the show! We are super excited to be delivering content to you right off the bat this year with a wonderful guest, Dana Dominguez! Dana Dominguez is a 23 year old percussionist from San Antonio, Texas. She attended John Paul Stevens High School, received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from the University of Texas at Austin, and is currently working on her Master’s degree at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Dana has attended the Round Top Summer Music Festival in Round Top, Texas, the Texas Music Festival in Houston, Texas, and the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Dana was a finalist in the Duo category in the 2017 Great Plains Marimba Competition in Oklahoma City. She is currently the principal percussionist for the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra Bozeman, Montana. Most recently, Dana won the 2021 PASIC Mock Audition Competition in Indianapolis, Indiana. In her free time, Dana enjoys spending time with her family and running.

In this episode, we talk about Dana's life as an orchestral percussionist, the PASIC Mock Audition, her first marathon and how running relates to percussion, her upbringing in a musical family, and how to keep practicing excerpts interesting! It was wonderful to have her on the show, and if you have any questions for her you can find her on Instagram @she_practices_perc!

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