Gifford Howarth

About

Dr. Gifford Howarth is a percussion adjudicator and Associate Professor of Percussion at Bloomsburg University (PA), and an instructor of percussion at Penn State University. He was on the percussion staff of The Cadets from 1999 to 2006 and began judging nationally for Drum Corps International in 2007, also adjudicating for WGI and Bands of America and serving in the Music Analysis caption at DCI World Championships. He holds a DMA from Michigan State University, a master's from Kent State, and a bachelor's from Ithaca College, and is a Yamaha Performing Artist, Vic Firth Signature Artist, and clinician for Zildjian and Evans.