Blume, Brian

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Biography

Born: 1985

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Studies: Master and Bachelor of Music degrees in percussion performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music

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Website: https://www.brianblumemusic.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briancblume/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/briancblume

Email: braincblume@gamil.com

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Whether as a performer, composer, or educator, it is Brian Blume’s passion to connect with audiences and students through the art of percussion. In 2020, Blume won a position with the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, D.C. In his role with the Ceremonial Band, he serves his country through supporting high-profile ceremonies and events in the national capital region. He has performed for multiple U.S. presidents, as well as other American and foreign dignitaries. Blume also performs regularly as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and studio percussionist, and has performed with groups such as the Orlando Philharmonic, Imperial Symphony Orchestra, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, BluHill Percussion Duo, the Indianapolis Colts drumline, and Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps.

For seven years, Blume served as Assistant Professor of Percussion at Southeastern University (Lakeland, FL), where he founded the school’s first drumline, created a world music course, and established a percussion studio. During his time at SEU, Blume introduced numerous opportunities never previously available to students at the university. He is a sought after adjudicator and clinician and has presented at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, state PAS Day of Percussion events, and several universities and high schools around the country. As a composer, Blume seeks to compose imaginative music that affects listener and performer in an authentic way. His compositions for percussion are performed regularly across the country and abroad and are published by Tapspace Publications and drop6 media (via RowLoff). His work for TV broadcast has been aired nationwide on ESPN, CBS, Big Ten Network, and MTV.

Works for Percussion

Marimba Solo

Like a Burden too Heavy
Stretch
Three Pieces for Marimba (Blume)
Unforced Rhythms
Winterludes

Snare Drum Solo

Beat Back
Kids These Days
Strands of Time

Multiple Percussion Solo

Psalm 104

Mallets Duet

Songs of Eden
Winterludes for Two

Percussion Ensemble

Alarm! - Percussion Septet
Boiling Point
Black Racer - Multiple Percussion Quartet
Detour - Percussion 13
Hit It! - Percussion Quintet
Persistence - Percussion Quintet
Take Two
Under the Influence - Percussion Septet
West Winds - Percussion 10

Mallet Ensemble

Friction - Marimba Duet
Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel - Marimba Duet / Vibraphone Duet
Scenes from the Woods - Marimba Quartet