Douglas William Walter, DMA is Professor of Percussion at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music,[1] and was the first marimba and vibraphone artist to win a First Prize in the Concert Artists Guild Competition in NYC.
[2] He has performed over 350 solo recitals and concerts in forty states, Canada, Brazil and nine countries in Europe, in addition to international conventions of the Percussive Arts Society, International Association for Jazz Education and The National Association for Music Education.
He has performed as a member of the percussion section of the Colorado Ballet Orchestra for 26 years.
Walter holds three undergraduate degrees: a Dual Bachelor of Music (BM) in Music Education and Music Theory from North Texas State University, summa cum laude, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in French from the University of Colorado, summa cum laude.
[6] Walter's notable students include Dr. Chris Hanning, Past President of the Percussive Arts Society, DCI percussion arranger/instructor and award winning band director Ray Ulibarri,[12] orchestral percussionist and member of Caixa Trio Amy Smith,[13] Director of Percusson Studies at Idaho State University Thom Hasenpflug,[14] orchestral percussionist Stephen Bott,[15] instructional author and drummer Ryan Alexander Bloom,[16] Chair of the Music Department at the University of Wisconsin-Superior Brett Jones,[17] University of Colorado lecturer Carl Dixon,[18] Royal Hawaiian Band percussionist Allan Ward,[19] orchestral percussionist Jennie Doris,[20] Hope College lecturer Mark Lopez,[21] award winning percussion instructor and Rocky Mountain Percussion Association Hall of Famer Kathy Marvin,[22] and Auburn University professor of percussion and associate director of bands Doug Rosener.