Dr. Sarah Waters is an Associate Professor of Music at Ohio Northern University, and is also the Director of the ONU Annual Summer Music Camp. A native of Lima, Ohio she has a Bachelor of Music Education from Ohio Northern University, a Master of Music from Western Michigan University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from The Ohio State University. She performs with the Lima Symphony Orchestra and in area jazz groups.

She has written several articles in Percussive Notes from her research and performance experiences in Africa, China, South America, Europe, and the Caribbean. She also has published music for percussion with C. Alan Publications and Per-Mus Publications. Together with colleague, Dr. David Kosmyna, her CD, “Shreds: Music for Trumpet and Percussion,” was released through Centaur Records in 2015. “Duoma” recently performed at the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy, the Women in Music Conference, and the NACWPI Conference.

She and her husband, Rob have two boys, Donald and Robby.

Her compositions: Piece for Ghana and Ghana Grooves are available from Per-Mus Publications and Steve Weiss Music. Shhh is available from C. Alan Publications.