The Principle of Polarity by Brett William Dietz (piano red)

The Principle of Polarity is one of the seven Hermetic (occult or secret) principles. It embodies the idea that everything is dual, everything has two poles, and everything has its opposite. All manifested things have two sides, two aspects, or two poles. Everything “is” and “isn’t” at the same time. All truths are but half-truths and every truth is half false. There are two sides to everything, opposites are identical in nature yet different in degree. Extremes meet, and all paradoxes may be reconciled.

About Brett William Dietz

Brett William Dietz is the Carolyn Mattax Professor of Percussion and Director of Percussion Studies at Louisiana State University. He is the music director of Hamiruge – The LSU Percussion group.

Brett earned his Bachelor of Music in Percussion and the Master of Music in Composition at the Duquesne University as well as his Doctor of Music in Percussion at Northwestern University. He has studied percussion with Jack DiIanni, Andrew Reamer, Stanley Leonard, and Michael Burritt. His principal composition teachers chiefly include Joseph Willcox Jenkins, David Stock, and Jay Alan Yim.

Dietz is in demand as a clinician and soloist throughout the United States, performing at numerous Percussive Art Society International Conventions. He is a founding member of the Tempus Fugit Percussion Ensemble, additionally, he currently performs as a duo partner with Brazilian percussion artist, Gustavo Miranda.

Dietz’s music has been performed throughout the United States, Europe, East Asia, and Australia by numerous ensembles. His chamber opera, Headcase: Opera Introspective was called “haunting and powerful – a remarkably sophisticated score that blends words, music, and visual displays to touch the heart and mind” by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. The composition relives the story of the stroke that Dietz suffered at the age of 29 in 2022.

His music is published by:

• Keiser Classical
• C-Alan Publications
• Keyboard Percussion Publications
• Tapspace Publications

Dietz is an artist/educational clinician with Malletech, Zildjian Company, and the Pearl Corporation as a Malletstation endorser.