Gottry Percussion

Biography

Josh Gottry (b. 1974) earned a BM in Percussion Performance at Northern Arizona University and MM in Composition at Arizona State University. He has successfully established himself as a percussion instructor and performer throughout Arizona and as a nationally recognized composer.

Mr. Gottry currently holds adjunct teaching positions in Percussion and Composition at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Additionally, he works with percussion ensembles and private percussion students at all grade levels as part of his private studio. As a performer, Mr. Gottry has remained active as both a soloist and participant in various local ensembles. He has served as Principal Percussionist for the Mesa Symphony and Flagstaff Symphony Orchestras and is currently the first-call alternate for the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater.

In the field of composition, Mr. Gottry's works have gained a reputation for creativity, accessibility, and overall quality. He was an ASCAP Young Composer Competition winner and has been selected for numerous ASCAP Plus Awards. Mr. Gottry has over thirty titles currently published by Gottry Percussion Publications, C. Alan Publications, Drop 6 Media, Inc, HoneyRock Publishing, Row-Loff Productions, and Studio 4 Music (a division of Marimba Productions Inc.).

Josh Gottry is a member of the Percussive Arts Society, the American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers, and the Society of Composers, Inc. He is a clinician for Mike Balter Mallets, Pro-Mark Sticks, and Yamaha Percussion. Mr. Gottry currently serves as President for the Arizona State Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society and is a member of the PAS Education and Composition committees. He has been published in several issues of Percussive Notes and presented a keyboard percussion clinic at PASIC 2007.

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