Pacific Percussion Ensemble Jonathan Latta, director Robert McCarl, graduate student conductor
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 7:30 pm Faye Spanos Concert Hall
30TH PERFORMANCE OF 2026–27 ACADEMIC YEAR
NOVEMBER 10, 2026, 7:30 PM Amanda Sycamore (b. 1993)
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David Hahn (b. 1956) Robert McCarl, graduate student conductor
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Daiki Kato (b. 1987)
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Jonathan Latta (b. 1977)
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Blake Tyson (b. 1969)
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Traditional Irish arr. Gordon Peters/ Peter Tanner
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Amadeo Roldán (1900–1939)
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Surface Sounds (2025)
Mbira (2008)
Kerberos Drums (2014)
Sapling Dance (2026) (World Premiere)
A Ceiling Full of Stars (2008)
Londonderry Air
Ritmica No. 5 and No. 6 (1930)
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Jonathan Latta is an associate professor of practice in percussion and program director of ensembles at University of the Pacific. He has also maintained an active performing career as a percussionist, having performed with the Stockton Symphony, Modesto Symphony, and Sacramento Philharmonic and serving as principal for the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra in Durango, Colorado. Prior to moving to California in 2014, Latta was director of percussion studies for six years at Fort Lewis College in Durango, teaching applied percussion, percussion ensemble, non-Western music, orchestration, and jazz. Latta was chair of the University Pedagogy Committee for the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) for six years as well as a member of the PAS Education Committee. From 2002 to 2006, Latta was a member of the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, performing in over three hundred performances on percussion/timpani for their Concert Band, drum set for the Commanders Jazz Ensemble, marching percussion for the Ceremonial Band, and drum set for the Golden West Dixie Ramblers. These performances included the 2003 Tournament of Roses Parade, the 2004 Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, and the interment of former President Ronald W. Reagan. Latta has performed as a chamber musician in the Durango Chamber Music Festival, the Animas Music Festival, and at the Percussive Arts Society International Conference. In 2019 Latta performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall with Pacific’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Most recently, Latta has been heard as a soloist and helped produce the Pacific Wind Bands’ recording, From a Deep Blue Sky (2024). Robert McCarl earned his Bachelor of Music degree in music education from University of the Pacific where he is currently pursuing a master's in music education, expecting to graduate in May 2027. As a graduate assistant, McCarl works closely with Professor Ruth Brittin, Professor Vu Nguyen, and Professor Brett Epperson in music education courses. He is also studying instrumental conducting with Professor Vu Nguyen and percussion with Professor Jonathan Latta. An active performer and educator, McCarl has performed with Stockton Civic Theater, served as percussion director for the Oakland Youth Symphony, and is a regular camp counselor at Hayward La Honda Music Camp.
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Pacific Percussion Ensemble is open to students of every major at University of the Pacific. Under the direction of Professor Jonathan Latta, students are presented with a wide range of percussion literature that represents diverse composers, showcases unique chamber music settings, and exposes audiences to dynamic performances of the percussive arts. Hunter Campbell Ryan Eads Julianna Fraser Casey Kim Daegan Luster Robert McCarl Peter Norman
Michael Perez David Peters Alanna-Joi Sheard Snowden Snyder Rei Vindiola Bry Vera
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