Perpetuum Duo
Brittany Trotter, flute
Jonathan Latta, percussion
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
7:30 pm
Recital Hall
Stepping Out (1993/2011)
Cindy McTee (b. 1953)
Duet for Flute and Vibraphone No. 1 (2021)
Devin L. Pride (b. 1998)
Advanced Metrics (2025)
Andrew Conklin (b. 1984)
état d’âme (2022)
Ella Kaale (b. 2003)
Dance Perpetuum (2025)
Jonathan Latta (b. 1977)
Groove (2022) Jaylin Vinson (b. 2002) 9′
Brittany Trotter is an assistant professor of flute and a program director of woodwinds at University of the Pacific. A native of Laurel, Mississippi, Trotter has received a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Music Education degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi, a Master of Music from University of Wyoming, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from West Virginia University (along with a Certificate of University Teaching).
Trotter’s performance career spans solo, chamber, and new music collaborations. She has won top prizes in national and regional competitions, including first prize in several divisions of the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition. She has also appeared as a featured soloist and lecturer at flute conventions, and her research explores hybridity in music and cultural influences, as seen in her award-winning dissertation on Valerie Coleman’s works.
At Pacific, she shapes the woodwind program, mentors aspiring flutists, and remains actively engaged in contemporary and interdisciplinary music. Her artistry and pedagogy bring high energy and inclusivity to the conservatory environment.
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).
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