Director of Percussion Studies, Associate Professor of Music - The University of South Dakota Dr. Darin Wadley is the Director of Percussion Studies and Associate Professor of Music at The University of South Dakota. Dr. Wadley maintains a full studio of university students in Applied Percussion, teaches Percussion Methods, Percussion Pedagogy, Music Theory, Aural Skills, and Music Cultures. He also directs the USD Percussion Ensemble, Caribbean Coyotes Steel Band, and The Sound of USD Drumline. An active performer, Darin is principal timpanist with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and performs regularly with other regional orchestras as both timpanist and percussionist. He has also held professional engagements with the Tony® Award winning Utah Shakespearean Festival, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Arizona Opera, and...
Percussionist, Pianist, Dancer and Bodhrán Player Cara Wildman is a well-respected percussionist, pianist, dancer and bodhrán player from Dorchester, TX. Cara’s talents have led her to perform in a variety of musical ensembles and genres around the world including in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Argentina, Ireland, Canada, and across the United States. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Education from Texas Christian University, and a second Master’s in Irish Traditional Music Performance from the University of Limerick in Ireland. She has taught at some of the premier percussion/folk music schools in the world, including the O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat, John C. Campbell Folk School, Milwaukee Irish Festival Summer School, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), and given...
Principal Percussionist - Oklahoma City Philharmonic; Educator Patrick hails from Oklahoma City, where he now serves as Principal Percussionist of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Growing up, he aspired to play in a rock band, as many drummers do, which he did for a few years before continuing his music education. He secretly wishes that is still an option. Patrick received his Bachelor of Musical Arts degree with a minor in Education from Oklahoma Baptist University. During his time there, he toured with the OBU Jazz band on two occasions throughout Brazil. Patrick continued his education, earning a Master’s of Music in Percussion Performance from Oklahoma City University, and later, a Performance Certificate from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Past instructors include...
First Extra - Montreal Symphony Orchestra Josh Wynnyk can be heard on a JUNO Award winning recording with Kent Nagano and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra with whom he currently plays as an extra percussionist. Josh is an ambassador to the National Youth Orchestra of Canada with whom he trained for five consecutive summers. Studying under John Rudolph, the former Principal Percussionist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Josh graduated from the Glenn Gould School receiving a Performance Diploma with honours made possible by The Patrick and Barbara Keenan Foundation Scholarship. Two weeks before graduating, Josh won the Principal Percussionist position in the Regina Symphony Orchestra, a position he held for two years. Since then, Josh has been guest Principal Percussionist with...
