Percussion, New Music, and Jazz
Education:
DMA University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Biography:
Glenn Webb directs the Percussion Ensemble and New Music Ensemble at Utah Tech University and serves in the jazz area. Dr. Webb is also the Associate Dean for the College of the Arts having served earlier as the Founding Chair of the Music Department.
Glenn Webb is a leading New Music percussionist in the Intermountain region. He is the percussionist and Co-Artistic Director of Grand Circle New Music. GCNM exists to promote the performance of new solo and chamber music. Grand Circle New Music is especially interested in music created in and about the Grand Circle region of the Southwestern United States.
He is Artistic Director of the St George Jazz Festival and leads the Rebel Jazz Band. He leads the St George Jazz All-Stars performing originals and new standards. He is the President of St George Jazz, a 501c3 non-profit.
Dr. Webb was born and raised in St George, Utah and received his initial music training in St George and Las Vegas, Nevada. He returned to St George in 2007 to assist in the development of the Music Department of Utah Tech University. He was the Founding Chair of the Music Department at Utah Tech.
Webb is a leading figure in Southern Utah music circles. He currently serves on the St George Arts Commission and the Washington County RAP Tax board. He is the house drummer/percussionist at the Tuacahn Center for the Arts performing for 2,000 patrons, six shows a week through a 22-week seasson. He is an endorsed artist for SABIAN cymbals.
Composition for percussion, New Music, and jazz has taken an increasingly important role in Webb’s activity.
Dr. Webb has music degrees from UNLV, University of Utah, and Weber State University.