Boise State News May 4, 2021
John Baldwin, photographed during his final week of classes. His shirt, with the image of a triangle, reads, “It’s harder than it looks.” Photo by Priscilla Grover
When the music department moved its offices into the newly built Morrison Center in the 1980s, professors got to choose whether they wanted an office with lots of space, or an office with a nice view. John Baldwin, a professor of percussion, founder and director of Boise State’s Percussion Ensemble, chose space to accommodate lots of instruments. At the moment, his office holds a marimba – his favorite instrument – and two snare drums. That’s a modest collection compared to what it’s held in the past. He’s been cleaning out.