Douglas

Douglas Rowe (drums) currently resides in Monroe, NC where he is teaching music at Union and Marshville Elementary School. He was recently appointed Professor of Percussion at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC. In addition, Doug is the Instructor of Percussion at East Lincoln High School.

Doug is an active performer in many professional groups. He has served as a percussion section member of the Union Symphony Orchestra for the past 8 years. He serves as a substitute percussionist with the Salisbury Symphony, Hendersonville Symphony and North Carolina Brass Band. Doug has also been featured several times in a professional steel drum band called Panjive.

As an up and coming artist, Doug has made an impact in music education over the last several years. In addition to being a performer, he has served as an instructor, arranger, composer, and clinician throughout North Carolina. Doug completed his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education at Wingate University and his Master's degree in Percussion Performance at UNC School of the Arts. His primary teachers included David Markgraf and John R. Beck.

He is a proud artist of Salyers Percussion sticks and mallets and member of the Black Swamp Percussion Educator Network.