2007 Members

Past years: 2006, 2005, 2004

Snares Tenors Bass Cymbals
  • Louis Barry
  • Zack Brym
  • David Cardelli
  • Garrett Coyan
  • Jon Kirbitz
  • Anthony Leithauser *
  • Katie Mulka
  • Will Wiwel
  • Justin Hopkins
  • Andy Lin * / **
  • Shinichi Rizzo
  • Elan Winterberger
  • Daniel Bitman
  • Adam Brackman
  • Brandon Krieg
  • Shane Moore
  • John Northrup *
  • Mike Tyszko
  • Amy Fingerle
  • Rachel Gunderson
  • Doug Jacobs
  • Kerry Latham
  • Piper Payne
  • Ryan Sawyer *
  • Justin Sweet
  • Julie Wesely
  • Andy Whitten
Reserves Reserves Reserves Reserves
  • Danielle Mai
  • Troy Howe
  • Allison Freed
  • Ryan Powers
  • Kevin Thompson

* denotes Rank Leader, ** denotes Drumline Section Leader

Instructor

Instructor

Chuck Ricotta

Chuck Ricotta is pleased to return for his sixth year as instructor and arranger for the University of Michigan Marching Band Drumline.

A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Chuck also serves on the design team for Redline Percussion, a new independent WGI drumline based in Ann Arbor. He is a former member and staff member of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps from Rockford, Illinois. In addition, he has also served on the instructional and design staff of the Penn State University Indoor Drumline during their run as WGI Independent Open champions and Independent World finalists.

As a performing artist, Chuck currently serves as the principal percussionist for the Flint Symphony Orchestra in Flint, Michigan. In addition, he has also appeared with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Ann Arbor Symphony, the Saginaw Bay Symphony, the New World Symphony of Miami Beach, and the National Repertory Orchestra of Breckenridge, Colorado. Chuck also participated in the performance and recording of William Bolcom’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” under the baton of Leonard Slatkin at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. The CD, available on the Naxos label, recently won 4 Grammys including Best Classical Recording.

Chuck holds a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Penn State University where he was awarded the Performer's Recognition Award under the guidance of Dan Armstrong and Gifford Howarth. Chuck earned the Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan where he studied with Ian Ding, Brian Jones and Michael Udow.

Chuck is an educational artist for Remo Drumheads and Innovative Percussion and maintains a private teaching studio in Ann Arbor.

email: cricotta@umich.edu

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