Jimmy Finnie

Jimmy Finnie, percussionist, joined the Indiana State University music faculty in 1994. Before moving to Indiana, he taught at East Texas State University and performed with the Northeast Texas Symphony and the Panhandlers Steel Drum Band.

He is featured as marimba soloist on the Indiana State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble's 1997 compact disc, Symphonic Moments, and has completed several recording projects with the Indiana State University Faculty Wind Ensemble.

As director of Indiana State University's Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Band, he has presented numerous concerts on public school and university campuses throughout the State of Indiana, and he is a consistent presenter at the Indiana Chapter, Percussive Arts Society, Day of Percussion.

In 1996, his ensembles were featured at the Indiana Music Educators Association annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana; and in 1997 presented a concert at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois.

Along with teaching responsibilities at ISU, Finnie was also principal timpanist for the Terre Haute Symphony from 1994 to 1999 and was featured during the fall 97 season as percussion soloist with the orchestra. Jimmy has presented concerts in both solo and chamber settings throughout the United States and Canada. He also performs regularly in the region on drum set and steel drum. He has been a summer faculty member at the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and is an Artist Clinician for the Zildjian Cymbal Company, and Innovative Percussion Mallet Company.

He holds the degrees:
Bachelor of Music Education from East Texas State University,
Master of Music from The University of Georgia,
Doctor of Musical Arts from The University of North Texas.