Teachers
- J.B. Smith D.M.A.
- 1999 - 2002
- Dr. Smith is Director of Percussion Studies at Arizona
State University and was Resident Artist with Institute for Studies in the Arts.
- Mark E. Sunkett Ph.D.
- 1999 -
2001
- Dr. Mark Sunkett is a percussionist and professor of Ethno-Musicology at Arizona State University.
- Glenn Hackbarth Ph.D.
- 2000 - 2001
- Dr. Hackbarth is professor of Composition and Electronic Music at Arizona State University.
- Jeffrey E. Bush
Ph.D.
- 1994 - 1997
- Dr. Bush was professor of Percussion and Music Education at University of Regina.
- Bruce Brander M.M.
- 1993 - 1994, 1997 - 1998
- Mr. Brander was instructor of Percussion at University of Regina.
- Thomas Schudel D.M.A.
- 1994 - 1997
- Dr. Schudel was Composer in Residence at University of Regina.
- Frisner Augustin
- 2001
- Vodou Master Drummer and clinician of Haitian drumming at Hunter College at the City University of New York.
Performance
Experience
Solo
- "Niitaka Dawn"
- 2002
- Cathedral Arts Festival in Regina, Saskatchewan.
- Graduate Recital
- November 21,
2001
- Katzin Concert Hall at Arizona State University.
- Graduate Recital
- November 21, 2001
- Katzin Concert Hall at Arizona State University.
- Graduate Recital
- November 27, 2000
- Recital Hall at Arizona State University.
- Senior Recital
- April 28, 1998
- Campion College Chapel
at University of Regina.
- Joint Recital with friend and colleague, Paul Pichurski
- April 14, 1996
- Darke Hall at University of Regina.
- CBC Live-to-Air Broadcast
- March 19, 1995
- "The Afternoon Edition".
- Regina Music Festival
- May
3, 1996
- Luther College Library at Luther College with University of Regina.
Premiere
- "...all things hastened back to Unity" by J.B.
Smith
- 2001
- Gammage Auditorium at Arizona State University with ASU Contemporary Percussion Ensemble.
- "Oil and Water" by David Arbury
- 2001
- At Arizona State University.
- "Four Snares" by David Arbury
- 2000
- At Arizona State University.
With Quartet: Myself, Melanie Tebay, Tim Rush, Douglas Nottingham.
- "Moonbeams" by Elizabeth Raum
- April 6, 1998
- At University of Regina. With Quartet:
Myself, Paul Pichurski, Andrea Remin, Les Schafer.
- "Shakes and Starts" by David L. McIntyre
- April 6, 1998
- At University of Regina. With Trio: Myself,
Paul Pichurski, Andrea Remin.
- "Three Pieces for Two Marimbas" by Dr. Thomas Schudel
- October 29, 1995
- At University of Regina. With Paul Pichurski.
Educational
- ASU New Music Ensemble
- 2000 - 2001
- Director: Dr. Glenn Hackbarth
- ASU Contemporary Percussion Ensemble
- 1999 - 2001
- Director: Dr. J.B. Smith
- ASU African Drum Ensemble
- 1999 - 2000
- Director: Dr. Mark E. Sunkett
- ASU Pan Devils Steel Band
- 1999 - 2001
- Director: Mr. Tim Rush
- ASU
Orchestra
- Director: Dr. Gary W. Hill
- 2001
- ASU Wind Symphony
- 2001
- Director: Dr.
Gary W. Hill
- "Voodoo Dreams"
- 2001
- Producer: Mrs. Sheilah Britton
- Project Manager: Dr. J.B. Smith
- Musical Director: Master Frisner
Augustin
- University of Regina Percussion Ensemble
- 1993 - 1998
- Director: Dr. Jeffrey E. Bush
- Director: Mr. Bruce Brander
- University of
Regina Concert Band
- 1993 - 1998
- Director: Dr. Bruce Lobough
- Director: Mr. Brent Ghiglione
Professional
- Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival
- March 2007
- Adjudicator
- University of Regina
Percussion Ensemble
- 2005 - Present
- Director and Performer.
- Regina Symphony Orchestra
- 1996 - Present
- Percussionist.
- (something)
- 2001
- Performer.
- Pronounced "something in parenthesis". This troupe is an intermedia performance art group in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Primarily focused on indeterminate composition and performance.
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- 1999
- Show-band drummer. Port Canaveral to Grand Bahamian Island
upon the "MS Fantasy".
- Regina Lyric Light Opera
- 1998
- Percussionist.
- Canadian Forces Band of the Ceremonial Guard
- 1997 - 1998
- Basic infantry training at Connaught and Carlton University in Ontario.
- Awarded "Top Recruit" of the training platoon in 1997.
- Achieved qualification levels
3-Infantry and 4-Musician.
- Performed for Her Majesty the Queen during her visit to Canada in 1997.
- Promotion to Corporal rank in 1998.
- Promotion to
Percussion section leader in 1998.
- Cathedral Arts Festival
- 1997
- Percussionist.
- With Paul Pichurski and Dr. Jeffrey E. Bush, we organized a drum
circle event called "Cathedral Village Drum Circle". The group still performs at the annual festival under new directors.
- Prairie New Music Festival
- 1996
- Percussionist.
Repertoire
Based on the pieces that I have collected, studied, and performed, I have created an Online Percussion Library.
Publications and Recordings
- Publications
- Sabine, David. (1999). "One of These Things is . . . Not Like the Others." Canadian Band Journal, 23(3), Spring 1999, pp.15 & 19.
- Sabine, David. (1999 - Present).
"PDDP Reference Files." Pure Data Open-Source Developers Group (www.puredata.org).
- Recordings
- StepChyle (2004: Drumset and Percussion)
- The Band and Pipes of the Ceremonial Guard
(1998: Percussion)
- Canadian Forces Massed Bands Beating Retreat (1997: Percussion)
- Prairie New Music Festival: Live-to-air broadcast. CBC Afternoon Edition. (1996: Vibraphone)
Biography
Music called me early in my life. The first memory I have of music
(is vague and) has something to do with a blue Beluga Whale from a children's LP record that my mother used to play for me as a child. That
memory is mixed with sounds from "Puff the Magic Dragon" and makes me smile when I think about it now. I also remember a friend I had in elementary school named Mark was enrolled
in violin lessons. One day at Mark's house he showed me his violin and I was struck. I went home that day and convinced my mom that I wanted to take violin lessons and I promised
I would practice every day -- I believe I was six-years-old.
The next momentous memory I have is the day my Uncle gave me a snare drum. It was a red field drum that he
bought from a street sale for a quarter (with drumsticks!). Following that I suppose my musical education was similar to many other children. The highlights in my memory are: "The
Suzuki Method", band classes in elementary school, then Concert Band and Jazz Band in high school, and a few Rock'n Roll bands (homage to "Rogues Gallery" and "BluesZone"). Those
memories are less-vague than the "Beluga Whale" from Sharon, Lois, and Brahm, but they still seem very distant. Somewhere within that period, I stopped taking violin lessons
(after six years of Conservatory training) and was enrolled in organ lessons (for four very long years). Eventually I was able to convince my mom that I wanted to play the drums
and I promised to practice every day. I figured at the time that that would be a good angle to support my argument. Eventually my mother conceded on one condition: the
drums were to stay in the garage. Well...I did practice every day and discovered that my mom and dad are wonderfully patient and tolerant!
In high school I also became
quite adept at playing the bass guitar, some guitar, but my interest in drumming flourished. By the time I had graduated and then worked briefly at a steel mill, I knew that I
wanted to be an "educated musician" and tried very hard to convince my mother that that wasn't an oxymoron. It didn't take much to convince her actually -- by then she had become
my #1 fan and supported my decision to enroll in the Bachelor of Music Education at the University of Regina. And then early in my university career I became enthralled with the
marimba and multiple-percussion. A new world of drumming opened and welcomed me (thank you, Bruce and Jeff and Paul).
Through the summers of 1997 and 1998, I lived in
Ottawa and worked with a Canadian military reserve band, the "Band and Pipes of the Ceremonial Guard" -- yes, like the postcards with the red tunics and bearskin hats. This
experience was a rather amazing exploration of regimental musical tradition, Canadian history, and self-discipline. Through that experience I met and became close friends with
musicians across the country.
Following my undergraduate degree program and prior to commencing post-graduate study at Arizona State University, I travelled to Florida to
live and work as a show-band drummer aboard the "MS Fantasy" of Carnival Cruise Lines. After enjoying four months on the Atlantic ocean and in the Bahamas I then moved to the
Phoenix valley to further my studies in the Master of Music Performance degree program at ASU.
In February and March of
2001 during a production of "Voodoo Dreams", I had the opportunity to study two weeks with Frisner Augustin and Lois Wilcken of New York's La Troupe Makandal. Lois Wilcken is an
ethno-musicologist who has spent many years studying with Frisner Augustin to understand and document the musical traditions of Haiti. Frisner is himself from Haiti and teaches
and performs Haitian drumming throughout Haiti and the United States.
As a graduate student I grew more interested in contemporary percussion music, electronic music,
installation and performance art. One might say I refined my aesthetic philosophy. Performing extensively with the ASU
Contemporary Percussion Ensemble, the ASU New Music Ensemble, and with colleagues in the Music Department, Theatre Department,
and the Inter-Media Department has provided me with wonderful experiences as a percussionist and digital sound designer.
I returned to Saskatchewan in 2001, and was involved in the musical community in and around Regina and I am honoured to have been invited by the University of Regina to participate as a sessional instructor
of percussion, and percussion ensemble director in the Department of Music.
In September, 2007, I ventured into a new challenge in Fort McMurray where I work with Keyano College as "Web Coordinator" in the Recruitment & Communications department and also as percussion teacher for eight students in Keyano's Conservatory of Music.