Anthony Beatrice directs members of the Lowell High School Percussion Ensemble.

Anthony Beatrice, a graduate student in the Music Education program, directed the Lowell High School Percussion Ensemble in a performance for more than 300 members of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Conference at their annual meeting in Boston earlier this month.  The ensemble – made up of 11 Lowell High students – played percussion selections, including two pieces arranged by Beatrice.  Beatrice volunteers his time teaching the students, and plans to become a music educator after he earns his degree.  “When the audience gave us a long standing ovation, I think it was one of the proudest moments in the students’ lives,” he says. Beatrice also serves as the UMass Lowell Student Trustee.