Kelly Flickinger will serve as Head Percussion Instructor for the UCLA Bruin Marching Band this fall. Kelly is graduating from UCLA in June, 2007, with a Bachelor of Arts with a specialization in Percussion Performance. He will begin work on his Master of Music in Percussion Performance this fall at UCLA and will continue his studies with Professor of Percussion Mitch Peters.

Kelly is a former member of Esperanza Drum and Bugle Corps and the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, and he was a member of the 2003 WGI Silver Medalist Black Knights Drum Corps. He is currently active as an indoor drumline and concert percussion ensemble instructor for Beverly Hills High School.