Julia Hillbrick Gaines | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Academic Administrator |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Lawrence University Eastman School of Music University of Oklahoma |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Missouri School of Music |
| Website | music |
Julia Hillbrick Gaines is an American percussionist and academic. From 2014-2023, she was director of the School of Music at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. She has performed worldwide as a soloist, and released her first album, Tiger Dance, in 2017. She was on the International Board of Directors of the Percussive Arts Society, and became secretary.[1] She has performed with the Missouri Symphony, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, the Fox Valley Symphony, and the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra.[2] She has served as Associate Editor for Percussive Notes, a scholarly journal of the Percussive Arts Society, and became Associate Editor of the Keyboard Percussion section.