Summer Drum and Percussion Festival - Josh Quillen w/ CASYM Steel Orchestra
Wed, Jun 27
|Croton Academy of Arts
Josh Quillen is a steel pan master and a member of the acclaimed group So Percussion. He is joined by CASYM Steel Orchestra to open our concert series with an event that is sure to rock the house! FREE ADMISSION!!!
Time & Location
Jun 27, 2018, 7:30 PM
Croton Academy of Arts, 8 Old Post Rd S, Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520, USA
About the event
JOSH QUILLEN
Josh Quillen has forged a unique identity in the contemporary music world as all-around percussionist, expert steel drum performer (lauded as “softly sophisticated” by the New York Times), and composer. His collaborations with other composers frequently incorporate the steel drums as a core element.
A member of the acclaimed ensemble So Percussion since 2006, Josh has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Lincoln Center Festival, Stanford Lively Arts, and dozens of other venues in the United States. In that time, So Percussion has toured Russia, Spain, Australia, Italy, Germany, and Scotland. He has had the opportunity to work closely with Steve Reich, Steve Mackey, Paul Lansky, David Lang, Matmos, Dan Deacon, and many others.
Josh started performing on the steel drums at Dover High School in Ohio, an interest that continued at the University of Akron, where Dr. Larry Snider founded one of the…