Dr. Teun B. Fetz

Teun Fetz, DMA, is currently Associate Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies

at Eastern Oregon University, in La Grande, Oregon. He has taught at EOU since 2004.
Courses taught at EOU include: applied percussion and drumset lessons, African hand drumming,
Director of the EOU Drumline, Director of the EOU Percussion Ensemble, Conductor of the
EOU Community Symphonic Band, Music Literature, Music Education courses, Musicianship,
Elements of Music and Conducting.

Teun Fetz earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts in percussion performance from the University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, his Masters of Music Degree in Percussion Performance from
the University of Michigan, and his Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance and Music
Education from the University of Oregon. He has been a private percussion instructor in Oregon,
Michigan, and Illinois. Dr. Fetz served as a teaching assistant in percussion methods and youth
ensembles at the University of Michigan, and marching percussion/steel band Doctoral Teaching
Assistant at the University of Illinois. He was the recipient of the Edgard Varese Percussion
Award in 2001 at the University of Illinois, and was also the winner of the Concerto Competition
at U of I, and was a featured marimba soloist with the orchestra. Dr. Fetz has been an active
performer in Oregon, Michigan, and Illinois, and has performed recently with the Illinois
Symphony Orchestra (Springfield, IL), the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America, Scott
AFB (O’Fallon, IL), and Sinfonia Da Camera (Urbana, IL).

Before coming to Eastern Oregon University, Dr. Fetz was an Adjunct Professor of Percussion
at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and was also the percussion instructor for several
summers at the Illinois Summer Youth Music Program in Urbana, Illinois, and the Yamaha Bands
of America Summer Symposium in Normal, IL.

He has studied with many instructors, including Ricardo Flores, Salvatore Rabbio, Gerald
Cleaver, Jeffrey Peyton, Charles Dowd, Julie Spencer, Alan Keown, Matt Savage, William
Moersch, Thomas Siwe, and Dr. Michael Udow. He has also performed for several master
classes, including those for members of the Chicago, Cleveland, and Boston Symphony
Orchestras, and one for international marimba virtuoso, Keiko Abe. He has played drumset for
many small groups and combos in all styles of music. He is the current first call drummer for: the
Matt Cooper X-tet, Porter and the Pale Ale’s, The Depot Street Syncopaters, and Red Hot and
Blue combo.

In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Fetz is the Percussion Coordinator for the Grande Ronde
Symphony Orchestra and Principal Timpanist with the Oregon East Symphony Orchestra in
Pendleton. Teun recently performed as timpanist with the Rose City Chamber Orchestra in
Portland, OR. And the Mid-Columbia Symphony Orchestra in Tri-Cities, WA. And drumset
performances with Brady Goss. Teun is also a certified Oregon Band Directors Association
Adjudicator