Multi-faceted artist and percussionist Reese Maultsby (b. 1995) is enjoying a wide range of success throughout his career as an educator, performer, and composer. His students at A.C. Davis High School (WA) won best percussion at the WSU Marching Band Championships in 2018 as well as first place in the large percussion ensemble category of the 2019 Washinton State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Shortly after, Reese served as the lecturer in music for percussion at Washington and Lee University (VA). Currently, Reese is ABD in his doctoral degree at The University of Texas at Austin, where he is an assistant instructor and composer for the Longhorn Band, Texas Drums, and the Longhorn Percussion Ensemble. 

Professionally, Reese Maultsby has played drum-set on cruises across the world with Holland America Lines, served as a percussionist with the American Festival Orchestra during the China and Mongolia tour, and is a founding member of the recent chamber group The Austin Percussion Collective. He has continually been involved with the marching arts as a teacher and arranger, working with groups like the Columbians Drum and Bugle Corps, Jeff Chambers Music, and multiple high schools and universities throughout the country. The University of Texas Percussion Ensemble has premiered recent compositions of his, and he is continually writing solo, chamber, and ensemble works for himself and others.

Before his doctoral studies, Reese received bachelor’s degrees in both music education and percussion performance from Central Washington University as well as a master’s degree from James Madison University. His primary mentors and instructors are Mark Goodenberger, Casey Cangelosi, Dr. Thomas Burritt, and Ivan Trevino. Outside of percussion, you can find him rock climbing or enjoying a cappuccino at a local coffee shop!