Welcome to the
Saenger Theater
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dr. Sherman Hong, Conductor
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Dr. Sherman Hong
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Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Southern
Mississippi, retired after teaching 40 years at USM.
He received degrees from USM and Northwestern University. |
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Dr. Hong has played professionally with the Mississippi
Symphony, the Joffrey Ballet, the Mississippi Opera, and currently serves
as timpanist with the Mobile Symphony, the Mobile Opera, and the Mobile
Ballet. He has presented percussion clinics in the southeast, and has
judged marching bands in the southeast, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma. He was a music and percussion judge
for DCI, DCM, and DCS, all for which he judged regional and national championships.
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| Hong taught percussion at USM for 27 years and later taught music education and coordinated music student teachers. He published over 40 articles and serves as Collegiate Advisor for the Mississippi Music Educators Association. |
| He is one of the founding members of the City of Hattiesburg Concert Band and has served as director of the Gulf Coast Wind Symphony. |