Music Department Faculty

Lynn Glassock
Professor

Office: 110 Hill Hall
Email: lynng@email.unc.edu
Phone: 919-966-4637

Lynn Glassock (Professor) is a native of Dallas, Texas and received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of North Texas. His teachers have included Paul Guerrero, Ron Fink, Kalman Cherry, Ed Soph and Leigh Howard Stevens. Mr. Glassock teaches Percussion, Introduction to Music Technology and conducts the UNC Percussion Ensemble. Professional experiences include performances with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony, principal percussionist with the Fresno Philharmonic, musical shows and commercial bands. He has written articles for the Instrumentalist and music reviews for Percussive Notes. In 2004, the Percussive Arts Society presented him with the "Outstanding Service Award." He is currently a member of the Composition Committee, the Contest and Auditions Procedures Committee, and the Board of Directors for the Percussive Arts Society.

Mr. Glassock has received several awards for his compositions including winner of the Southwestern States composition contest in l973; winner of the Festival of New American Music sponsored by California State University, Sacramento in l987; and the Percussive Arts Society first place awards in 1994 for Five Songs for Voice and Marimba; 1997 for No Exit; 1998 for Between the Lines; 2000 for Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble; and in 2004 for Wired. His compositions have been performed at numerous universities in the U.S. while international performances include Alcoi, Spain; Prague, Czech Republic; Brussels Conservatory, Belgium; Amsterdam Conservatory, Netherlands; Rotterdam Conservatory, Netherlands; and Senzoku, Japan. He has also had performances at the Percussive Arts Society International Conventions including New Orleans, LA in 1992; Atlanta, Georgia in 1994 Phoenix, Arizona in 1995; Nashville, Tennessee in 1996; Anaheim, California in 1997; Orlando, Florida in 1998; Dallas, Texas in 2000; Columbus, Ohio in 2002; Nashville, Tennessee in 2004; and Austin, Texas in 2006. He received a Faculty Fellowship Award for the spring of 1992 to write a piece for solo marimba. The result was a four movement work entitled Altered Echoes which was subsequently performed in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York by concert marimbist Michael Burritt. His music is published by Southern Music Company; Meredith Music Publications; Kendor Music; C. Alan Publications, Inc.; Marimba Productions, Inc.; Innovative Percussion Publications; Permus Publications; and Ludwig Music.

Selected Publications :

Lydeka, (for solo marimba), Marimba Productions, Inc., l988

Mixtures, (percussion duet), Ludwig Music, l990

Reflections, (vibraphone solo), Studio 4 Productions, 1992

Altered Echoes, (for solo marimba), Marimba Productions, Inc., l993

Connected Forces, (for percussion ensemble, 12 players), Southern Music Company, 1993

One O'Clock Samba, (for percussion ensemble, 8 players), Southern Music Company, 1993

Layers, (for percussion ensemble, 8 players), Southern Music Company, 1994

Cross Currents, (for percussion ensemble, 9 players), Southern Music Company, 1994

Five Pieces for Voice and Marimba, C. Alan Publications, 1994

Consortium, (for percussion ensemble, 10 players), C. Alan Publications, 1995

Street Talk, (for percussion ensemble, 10 players), Marimba Productions, Pub. 1995

Passage, (for percussion ensemble, 6 players), Innovative Percussion Publications, 1995

Off Axis, (for marimba soloist and percussion ensemble, 4 players), C. Alan Publications, 1996

Factions, (for percussion ensemble, 10 Players), C. Alan Publications, 1996

Teamwork, (for percussion ensemble, 7 players), C. Alan Publications, 1996

Different Voices, (for solo percussion), C. Alan Publications, 1997

No Exit, (for percussion ensemble, 8 players), Southern Music Company, 1998

Between the Lines, (for percussion ensemble, 5 players), Meredith Music Publications, 1998

Dragoon, (for percussion ensemble, 8 players), C. Alan Publications, 1999

Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble, Studio 4 Productions, 2000

Three Of a Kind, (percussion trio), Kendor Music, Inc., Pub. 2003

Time Mixer, (percussion trio), Kendor Music, Inc., Pub. 2004

Wired, (for percussion quartet), Meredith Music Publications, 2004

Shared Spaces, (for 2 horns and 2 percussion), C. Alan Publications, 2006

Three Days in May, (for flute and percussion), C. Alan Publications, 2006

Recent CD Recording:

Percussionist for Aeon, by Penka Kouneva, on the CD "To Sun, To Feast Et To Converse", Troy 172, Spring 1995

Factions, recorded by the UNC Percussion Ensemble for the UNC Music Department CD "Hark the Sound!", Spring 1996

Five Songs for Voice and Marimba, recorded by Sharon Munden and Mark Ford on the CD "Polaris", ECPM-104, Fall 1996

Layers, recorded by the EIU Percussion Ensemble, Johnny Lee Lane, conductor, on the Eastern Illinois University Symphonic Wind Ensemble CD, 2684-MCD, Fall 1998

Off Axis, recorded by Mark Ford on the CD entitled "Motion Beyond", AUR CD 3088, 2001

Shared Spaces, recorded by Leslie Norton, Lynn Beck, Christopher Norton and John Beck, on the CD "Shared Spaces," fall 2004

Shifting Light, recorded by David Smith, percussion and Kerry Walker, flute, on the CD entitled "Dual Excursions," spring 2005

Three Days in May, (for flute and percussion), performed by the Armstrong Duo (Eleanor Armstrong and Dan Armstrong) on the CD entitled "Creative Mix," 2006