Hometown: Westfield, Indiana Education: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bachelor’s of Music (2015-2019) Rice University Shepherd School of Music, Master’s of Music (2019-2022) Col (ret) J. L. Berkheiser Chair Bio: Percussionist Aaron Smith is an...
Percussion Session B Helen Lemay Chair Originally from Lancaster, PA, Caleb Breidenbaugh is currently pursuing a Master’s of Music at Temple University in Philadelphia. At Temple, he has studied with Chris Deviney, Phil O’Banion, William Wozniak, Angie...
Hometown: Rochester, New York Education: Curtis Institute of Music, Artist Diploma in Percussion/Timpani, entered in 2021 Temple University, Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance, graduated May 2021 Ernie Blake and Sharon Magness Blake Chair Bio: Originally from...
Percussion Session A Colorado Public Radio Chair Emma Gierszal is a percussionist, teacher, and arts leader living in Rochester, NY. While earning her DMA at the Eastman School of Music, she serves as a percussion instructor at the Hochstein School of Music and is on...
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Education: Colburn School, M.M. ’23 University of Texas at Austin, B.M. ’19 Pam and Sonny Wiegand Chair Bio: Justin Ochoa is a percussionist and timpanist pursuing his Master of Music degree at the Colburn Conservatory of...
