Contact Information
ph: 256.765.4517
email: twiggins@una.edu
UNA Box 5240 | 219 Music Building

Education Information
D.M.A., HARTT School, University of Hartford
M.M., University of New Mexico
B.M.Ed., Oklahoma State University

Percussion Faculty/Assistant Director of Bands

    Dr. Tracy Wiggins is Assistant Director of Bands and coordinator of the percussion program at the University of North Alabama. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the HARTT School, University of Hartford, the Master's Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of New Mexico, and the Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Oklahoma State University, as well as post-master's work at The Ohio State University.

    Dr. Wiggins' varied musical interests are reflected in his performance credits, highlights of which include: orchestral work with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (extra), The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Florence Symphony Orchestra, Carolina Philharmonic, The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the Waterbury (CT) Symphony, the New Britain (CT) Symphony, the Westerville (Ohio) Civic Symphony and as principal percussionist for the Santa Fe Symphony; solo appearances at the University of Maryland at College-Park, Tarleton State University, the University of New Mexico's Composers Symposium, Oklahoma State University, Samford University, Henderson State University, The HARTT School, Western Connecticut State University, the University of Alabama-Birmingham, the 2004 and 2009 Percussive Arts Society International Conventions and The Ohio State University; percussion and drumset work for "Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan" and the touring Broadway musical "Ragtime" with the Birmingham Broadway Series, The Birmingham Operaworks production of "Trouble in Tahiti," and the Birmingham Theatre production of "Kiss of the Spider Woman"; concerto appearances with the HARTT School, University of New Mexico, Oklahoma State University, and The Ohio State University percussion ensembles, the HARTT Contemporary Players, the Oklahoma State University Symphony Orchestra, University of North Carolina at Pembroke Wind Ensemble, and the Samford University Wind Ensemble; chamber music performances at the North American Saxophone Alliance Northeastern Conference, with "Performance 20/20," and he has twice performed on the Percussive Arts Society's "New Music" day as a member of the University of New Mexico ensemble; marching percussion with the Freelancers and Black Gold Drum and Bugle Corps, as well as instructing the DCI Division III World Championship finalist Delta Brigade and the Northern Aurora Drum and Bugle Corps, and DCA Finalist Carolina Gold; ethnic percussion with the HARTT School, Samford University and The Ohio State University steel drum bands, the HARTT Handance Ensemble, and the HARTT and The Ohio State University African Drumming Groups.

    Dr. Wiggins' teachers include Johnny Almendra, Tricia Bovenschen, Wayne Bovenschen, Michael Bump, Joe Galeota, Ralph Hardimon, Gregg Koyle, Alexander Lepak, Christopher Shultis, Ben Toth, Glen Velez, and Nancy Zeltsman. He has also performed on masterclasses for Evelyn Glennie, Nebojsa Zivkovic, and Robert Van Sice. Dr. Wiggins has premiered works by composers David Macbride, Thomas DeLio, Daniel Davis, and others.

    Dr. Wiggins is an artist/endorser for Yamaha Percussion, Black Swamp Percussion, Innovative Percussion, Remo Drum Heads, and Sabian Cymbals, and holds current memberships in the Percussive Arts Society, the National Association for Music Education, The College Music Society, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.