John Riley is a critically acclaimed performer, author, teacher, and recipient of the Percussive Arts Society’s Lifetime Achievement in Education Award. He is a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, and previously taught at Kutztown University, Purchase College Conservatory of Music, and William Paterson University. Mr. Riley is also an Artist in Residence…
Director of the Percussion Departments at Vassar College and the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, Frank Cassara is also the Principal Percussionist with the Riverside Symphony. A proponent of classic, modern, and world music, Mr. Cassara has premiered many works with diverse groups, and regularly performs with the Philip Glass Ensemble, Percussia, Music From China,…
Founder of the auditionhacker academy, which helps orchestral-track musicians win auditions, Rob Knopper has also served as faculty member at the Verbier Festival, the Interlochen Arts Camp, and the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival in South Africa. His students have won auditions and advanced to the finals with such major orchestras as the Philadelphia Orchestra,…