Robert Breithaupt is a veteran of over 40 years in music, as a performer, educator, arts administrator, author, musical contractor, and entrepreneur. He is professor of music at Capital University, past-president of the Percussive Arts Society, and on the board of the Jazz Education Network. Breithaupt has performed and recorded in diverse solo, small ensemble and orchestral settings and has appeared with a virtual “Who’s Who” of great jazz talents and scores of other noted artists. As drummer/percussionist for trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, Broadway star Sandy Duncan and other artists, he has performed with dozens of professional orchestras and ensembles throughout the United States and abroad, and he is Coming Soon: The Music of Journey 46 THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA | 2016-2017 the drummer for the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. As executive director of the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus from 2001 until 2012, Breithaupt’s vision helped to shape the nation’s oldest not-for-profit jazz organization into a comprehensive, working model for performance, education, and community engagement. In 1981, Breithaupt was a co-founder of Columbus Pro Percussion, Inc., recognized today as one of the nation’s top comprehensive retail percussion outlets; he served as vicepresident until 2006. He has been a musical contractor for over 20 years, and he is the president of RBMusic, Inc. Breithaupt is recognized internationally as one of today’s leaders in percussion education and has conducted workshops and clinics throughout the world on the subject. He is the author of The Complete Percussionist and the instructional DVD Snare Drum Basics. He is an artist/endorsee for Sabian, Ltd., Yamaha Corporation, Remo, Inc. and Innovative Percussion, where he has designed his own signature drum stick. Drums With 18 top 40 singles, Journey is one of the best-selling rock groups of all time. The Florida Orchestra and fan favorite singer Brody Dolyniuk will have you swaying to some of their epic hits like Don’t Stop Believin’, Open Arms, Any Way You Want It, Faithfully and Separate Ways. Tickets: $35, $50, $65 Fri, May 5, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater - One Night Only!
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