Anthony Robinson (Professional Percussionist)

Anthony Robinson is Adjunct Instructor of Music and teaches percussion and woodwind methods. Prior to ETBU, he was Percussion Coordinator/Band Director in Marshall, Texas for twenty-five years and Director of Bands/Fine Arts Coordinator for five years before his retirement. He has since served as a percussion specialist for many school districts in the East Texas area. Anthony has also served as Percussion Organizer/Clinician for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All State Bands and Orchestras for over twenty-six years.

Mr. Robinson received a Bachelor of Music Education from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana and a Master from East Texas State. An active professional, Mr. Robinson has served over 42 years as percussionist with the Shreveport Symphony and over 35 years with the Longview and Marshall Symphonies. He is also retired from the United States Air Force where he served as First Sergeant/Principal Percussionist for the United States Army Air Force Band of the Gulf Coast (ANG). His military musical experience includes a ten-city tour of the Czech Republic; teaching private lessons as a form of Welfare and Recreation to U.S. troops while he was deployed to southwest Asia in support of the Global War on Terrorism and appearances with the U.S. Air Force Band of the West (San Antonio).