Portsmouth High School Concert Percussion Ensemble

Vic Firth is excited to offer students and educators around the world exposure to some of our nation's most outstanding programs. The Portsmouth High School Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Vic Firth Education Team Member Steve Cirillo, is the 2003 W.G.I. Scholastic Concert Open Class World Champions and the 2004 W.G.I. PSCO Silver Medalists.

The city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire has reason to be proud of their students and music instructors. Vic Firth offers the PHS students, parents, music educators and administration our deepest admiration for making the arts a priority in their public schools!

Click here to watch the Portsmouth High School Percussion Ensemble,
performing Steve Cirillo's arrangement of the Shostakovich Symphony #5!

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Tom Gauger Video Lesson Series

Tom Gauger has played percussion with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops Orchestras for over 35 years and has also served on the faculty at Boston University and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. In this series of video lessons, Tom breaks down a few of the basic skills necessary for playing the concert bass drum.

In addition to these lessons, be sure to check out Tom's series of signature bass drum mallets! In the video clips that accompany each of his products, Tom demonstrates how each mallet was designed to achieve a specific sound, and how best to use the mallets within various musical circumstances.