Stephen Versaevel, Director of
Percussion Studies/Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Montana
State University since August 2006, is a Doctor of Music candidate in
Percussion Performance at The Florida State University in
Tallahassee, FL, where as a Graduate Assistant, he instructed the
Marching Chiefs “Big 8” Drum Line. He holds a Master’s degree
in Percussion Performance from the University of Kansas and a
Bachelor of Music Education from South Dakota State University, and
has studied with Dr. John Parks IV and Mr. James McKinney.
Stephen is currently a Section
Percussionist with the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and Carl Fischer
Publications recording ensemble in Tampa, Florida. As a soloist he
has appeared with the University of Kansas Percussion Ensemble (2002
Kansas MENC Convention), The Florida State University Percussion
Ensemble, as well as being a performer on the prestigious
Kaleidoscope series concert. Stephen’s other performance credits
include the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Dothan Symphony, and many
of the internationally renowned Florida State University ensembles.
Stephen may also be heard on the critically-acclaimed compact disk
Dusk: Music From the Heartland (2004), featuring the
University of Kansas Percussion Ensemble. Stephen is active as both
an educator and arranger for many high school and college drum lines
across the United States, is president of the Montana chapter of
Percussive Arts Society, and is also a member of the Innovative
Percussion Education Team.
