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Richard "Gus" Guastamachio is a graduate of the Peabody
Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 1984 (degree in Music Education,
and Percussion Performance).
Served as senior soloist with the US Army "Old Guard" Fife and Drum Corps, 3d
US Infantry (Official escort to The President of the United States), Washington DC 1982-1985.
Gus has studied with a "who's who" list of great percussion names, including:
Tony Ames, Michael Bookspan, Fred Begun, Gary Burton, Gary Chester, Bobby Christian, Paul Cormier, Alan Dawson, Bob Gatzen, Jonathan Haas, Fred Hinger, Frank Hooper, Joe Morello, Ed Saindon, Ed Soph, Scott Stevens, Bill West, and Christopher Williams.
Gus
is a proud member of the following:
Vic Firth Education
Team
Percussive Arts Society
Hudson
Music TIP Program
Professional Drum Teachers
Guild
Connecticut Music Educators Association/Music Educators National
Conference
Come hear Gus perform live as the resident percussionist at The
Spirit of Broadway Theater in Norwich.
You can contact me at:
Gus@showdrummer.com
or by phone: (860) 461-DRUM
(3786)
Also Performs regularly with:
Goodspeed at Chester, Norma Terris Theatre Ivoryton Playhouse
Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Concora
Free Lance Percussion Artist
Hanging out with "Stage-door Johnny, and the Survivors of Swing" (Photo courtesy of John DiNicola)
Preparing for a performance: (photo courtesy of "bassist" Lou Golston)
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