Principal Percussion - Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra and Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra Keegan Sheehy holds positions with the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra (principal percussion) and the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. Based in Indiana, he is a past member of the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, and has performed with the Louisville Orchestra, Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes. Keegan has performed in such varied settings as the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Make Music New York, Make Music Nashville, Pittsburgh Festival of New Music, the Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale, GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance, and the Midwest Composers Symposium. An advocate for new music, he has commissioned...
Professor of Music - University of Vermont; Principal Percussionist - Vermont Symphony Orchestra D. Thomas Toner is a Professor of Music at the University of Vermont where he teaches percussion and conducts the Percussion Ensemble, Concert Band, and Wind Ensemble. Dr. Toner is the Principal Percussionist of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, with whom he has performed a wide variety of music, including much of the standard orchestral repertoire, unusual 20th Century pieces (such as the solo snare drum part in Carl Nielsen's clarinet concerto with soloist Richard Stoltzman), and "Pops" music with the likes of Peter, Paul, and Mary, and Tish Hinojosa. He has also appeared with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Massachusetts Chamber Players, the...
Marimbist & Percussionist Macau-born Marimbist and Percussionist Andrew Chan is an official endorser of Grover Pro Percussion (USA) and Adams Musical Instruments (The Netherlands). He graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australia with a Master of Music Studies (Percussion Performance) and received numerous scholarships and performance awards including the first prize of Open Marimba Solo in the Australian Percussion Eisteddfod 2009. Andrew’s past performance highlights include: 2016 ‘Coming Home at Beijing TsingHua University 105th anniversary show’ as the only artist of Hong Kong and Macau, 2017, 2015 & 2013 Beijing Modern Music Festival, ‘2015 Miss Universe China (Macau region)’, 2014 Solo concerts in Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts and Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 2012 China-Australia official event...
Percussionist, Composer, Improviser, and Audio Engineer Sean Hamilton is a percussionist, composer, improviser, and audio engineer currently based in western Colorado. His playing has been described as “certainly radical but also remarkably cool” (Kathodik), “rich with invention” (Percussive Notes), and “immediately gripping and absorbing” (babysue). His work primarily focuses on creating musical structures and opportunities that blend composed elements with improvisation, taking influence from avant-garde and experimental music, free improvisation, electroacoustic music, noise, and sound art. Sean has performed in over thirty states and six countries, with notable performances including the Interference Series, the Skronk Sessions, Oakland Freedom Jazz Society, the Racer Sessions, MOXSonic, WKCR-FM’s Afternoon New Music, Vibraphone Century, and the SEAMUS National Conference. Sean has also presented guest...
Independent Drummer & Percussionist; Recording Artist; Educator; Clinician Leo Rodriguez, son of a musician, was born on May 13, 1986 in JacareÃ. He has always had direct contact with music, drums and great musicians who have always been part of his environment. His great influence was his father Amaury Rodrigues who always supported him and was his great mirror. He grew up in the church where he had the opportunity to play, having that as a very special musical cradle. He also started to perform as a percussionist in many works. Versatility is one of its main additions. Early on, he began to demonstrate ease in different styles, giving rise to opportunities to play with musicians from the most varied...
