Nora Davenport collection on Drum Set Methods
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Nora Davenport (1954-1996) was a composer, percussionist, and percussion teacher in the Washington, D.C. metro area. She performed with the Washington Opera and the Washington Ballet at the John F. Kennedy Center, and with the Washington Chamber Symphony. Davenport taught percussion at the Rockville Jewish Community Center for twenty years. This collection contains 103 method books primarily for drum set, but also several titles for basic drumming technique.
There are no restricted files in this collection.
Materials from this collection must be used in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library's Irving and Margery Morgan Lowens Special Collections Room, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Please make an appointment with the curator: Tel: 301.405.9220, Email: scpa@umd.edu
2.50 Linear Feet
103 Items
This collection contains 103 method books primarily for drum set, but also several titles for basic drumming technique.
Nora Davenport (1954-1996) was a composer, percussionist and percussion teacher in the Washington, D.C. metro area. She performed with the Washington Opera and the Washington Ballet at the John F. Kennedy Center, and with the Washington Chamber Symphony. Davenport taught percussion at the Rockville Jewish Community Center for twenty years. Davenport died on October 22, 1996.
This collection is organized into one series.
Gift of Ronald Barnett, Nora Davenport’s husband, via the UMD School of Music’s Percussion Studio in 2010.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library