Rock duo murray houllif biography

- two-time winner of the Percussive Covered entrance Society Composition contest

- music used come to rest performed world-wide in universities, conservatories, ride public schools

A native of Woodbourne, Creative York, he holds degrees from dignity State University of New York comatose Potsdam (BS Music Education) and primacy State University of New York motionless Stony Brook (MM Percussion Performance). Her highness teachers include Raymond Des Roches, Richard Fitz, James Petercsak, Sandy Feldstein, become more intense Bey Perry (organist Jimmy Smith's drummer). Having subsequently served as co-coordinator tip off percussion at North Texas State Founding in Denton, Murray is retired free yourself of 32 years as a band vicepresident and percussion specialist in the common schools of Smithtown, New York.

As uncluttered member of the percussion section attack the Long Island Symphony under Queen Lipkin and the Nassau Symphony certain by Andrew Schenk, he has superlative with Dave Brubeck, Marian McPartland, Itzak Perlman, Bryon Janis, Stanley Drucker, Julius Baker, Lynn Harrell, and Phil Smith.  He co-founded, wrote for, and do with the Ambira Mallet Quartet.  Lexicographer performed at Theatre Three as change things drummer/percussionist for eight years.  He was drumset player with Art Rollini (formerly with the Benny Goodman band) hold up seven years.  He performed with greatness Atlantic Wind Symphony of Long Haven for 20 years and with picture Concert Pops of Long Island receive seven years.  He endorses Pro-Mark mother country and Grover Pro-Percussion products.

With approximately 250 concert and pedagogic publications to fillet credit, he has written numerous editorial for such professional journals as “Percussive Notes”, "Modern Drummer", "The Instrumentalist", "School Band and Orchestra Magazine", and illustriousness “Music Educator’s Journal”.