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James AnconaAssistant Director of the Blue Hen Marching Band, Director of the Basketball Pep Band, Co-Director of the Symphonic Band
University of Delaware
James Ancona is currently the Percussion Caption Head for the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps and Front Ensemble Arranger for the Penn State Indoor Drum line. He has several years experience as an arranger and instructor for world class drum and bugle corps including the Crossmen, Star of Indiana, the Glassmen, Santa Clara Vanguard, and Carolina Crown.
James’ honors in the marching activity include having been a member of the 1990 DCI World Champion Cadets of Bergen County and having been on the instructional staff of Star of Indiana's (1993) and Santa Clara Vanguard's (2004) World Champion percussion sections. His Vanguard Percussion Ensembles and Mixed Ensembles (with brass) have won at the Drum Corps International Individual and Ensemble Championships. Several of his percussion arrangements appear on Star of Indiana's "Brass Theater" and "BLAST" compact discs and are published by Tap Space Publications. James is also co-author of Up Front: A Complete Resource for Today's Pit Ensemble. He is an endorser and clinician for Remo, Inc., Pearl Drums and Adams Percussion, and the Avedis Zildjian Company.
James is an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Delaware. He is the Assistant Director of the Blue Hen Marching Band, Director of the Basketball Pep Band and Co-Director of the Symphonic Band. James received his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his Master's Degree in Performance from Indiana University where he was awarded the prestigious Performer's Certificate.
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