Eric Petrinowitsch, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the Associate Band Director and Percussion Director at Plano West Senior High School in Plano, TX. He graduated from the University of North Texas with a B.M. in Music Education with a specialization in percussion and a minor in business.

Eric’s duties at Plano West Senior High School include directing the Symphonic Band, Percussion Ensemble, Steel Band, Drumline, assisting with the Marching Band and coordinating the percussion program for the Plano West Cluster. Eric has been an active marching percussion arranger since 2007, writing for the Miamisburg High School Marching Band in Miamisburg, Ohio, and both Plano West Senior High School and Lakeview Centennial High School in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Prior to his appointment at Plano West, Eric was the Associate Band Director and Percussion Director at Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland, TX for 4 years. While at LCHS, the percussion program grew substantially and the Marching Band advanced to UIL Marching Area Finals for the first time in school history.

Eric has performed with the UNT Champion Indoor Drumline and the UNT 2’O’clock Steel Band, the Metro Alliance Indoor Drumline, and the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps. Eric is currently a member of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Percussion Ensemble based out of Richardson, TX, and is the drummer for the Dallas-based rock band, Abacu5. Eric is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association and the Percussive Arts Society.