Mitch Markovich

rdf:langString Mitch Markovich

rdf:langString Mitch Markovich

rdf:langString Mitch Markovich

rdf:langString Mitch Markovich, Jr.

rdf:langString Chicago, Illinois, United States

rdf:langString Self portrait of Mitch Markovich

rdf:langString Chicago Royal Airs, Chicago Cavaliers, The Vanguard, Argonne Rebels, Nisei Ambassadors, etc

rdf:langString Mitch Markovich, Jr.

rdf:langString Mitch Markovich

rdf:langString drum and bugle corps, marching band, rock, Latin, jazz, gospel, and Contemporary christian music

rdf:langString Musical artist, educator, clinician, and composer

rdf:langString –present

rdf:langString Mitch Markovich is an American percussionist, composer, educator, and clinician in the areas of rudimental drumming, marching percussion, drum and bugle corps, and marching band. He is best known for his intensive marching snare drum solo compositions and record-setting performances, entitled "Tornado" and "Stamina", and for his percussion quartet composition entitled "Four Horsemen". Markovich's contributions to the style, notation, composition, and performance of percussion have endured over the last five decades. He is the only person to have ever become both three-time consecutive undefeated National Champion, and the five-time consecutive undefeated Illinois State snare champion. He contributed to, or was directly responsible for twelve National and twenty-three State, Individual, and Group Championships in the drum and bugle corps marching percussion field. He was a marching member of the National Champion Chicago Cavaliers, and he has instructed, composed, and consulted with them and with other drum corps including the following: National Champion Chicago Royal Airs; the National Champion Argonne Rebels from Great Bend, Kansas; the Santa Clara Vanguard from California;the Nisei Ambassadors from Chicago and the Millstadt Crusaders from Illinois. Markovich is currently a clinician and concert artist for Pearl Drums and the Evans Drum Head Company. He is a drum set specialist in many styles including rock, Latin, jazz, gospel, and Contemporary christian music.