Alexander Casimiro holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he also minored in Information Technologies. He performed in the UMass Minuteman Marching Band during the '05-'08 seasons, and served as the section leader of the UMass Drumline from '06-'08. During the spring and fall of 2009, Alex taught as a teaching assistant for the UMass drumline. Alex is also a current performer, instructor, and arranger for the drumline at Six Flags New England. He has also drummed for the rock bands Strange Pilgrims, and Jen Tobey's Alter-Ego.
Alex has performed with numerous marching ensembles including the Silver Knights (’01-’02), the Targets (’03), the Spartans (‘04-’05), the Boston University Winter Percussion Ensemble (’05), the Madison Scouts (’06), the Six Flags New England Drumline (’07), and the Cadets (’08-'09). He has performed at various special events including George W. Bush’s 2005 Inaugural Parade, the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl ring ceremony, Craig Mello’s Nobel Prize Banquet, and A Night with the Boston Pops.
In the fall of 2010, Alex will begin graduate school for percussion performance at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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