McGRATH PERCUSSION
NEWS AND EVENTS
Upcoming Events/Announcements
I am now an artist with Pearl Drums and Adams Percussion.
Beginning in Fall 2025, I will be Assistant Professor of Percussion at California State University Fullerton School of Music
Interview on CSUF Titan TV "In Focus"
CSUF Percussion Ensemble Concert--4/14 @ 8pm, Meng Concert Hall, California State University Fullerton
Santiago High School Percussion Festival--4/18 8am-5pm
Colburn Community School of Performing Arts Percussion Studio Recital--5/2 @ 8pm, Colburn School, Olive Recital Hall
Student Accomplishments!
Cameron Abrahamson (CSUF)--accepted to 2026 TAPS (Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar) LA Music Festival
Brian Cannady (CSUF Alum)--hired Percussion Lecturer CSUN
Ella Choi (Colburn)--will attend New England Conservatory Summer Orchestra Institute
Jeremy Davis (former private student)--2025/2026 LA Philharmonic Resident Fellow
Sylvie Furman (CSUF Alum)--hired as Music Teacher at Columbus Tustin Middle School
Joshua Gallup (Colburn)--2026 SCSBOA All-Southern Honor Symphony Orchestra Member
--will attend Interlochen Summer Percussion Intensive
Talon Lu (Colburn)--will attend Boston University Tanglewood Institute Summer Percussion Workshop
Milton Salazar (CSUF Alum)--appointed Principal Percussion of San Gabriel Valley Symphony
Beto Santamaria (CSUF Alum)--hired as Music Teacher at Hollydale School
John Sunderman (CSUF)--accepted to 2026 Rise Film Scoring Orchestra
Upcoming Performances
Pasadena Symphony--Music of Mason, Higdon, and Beethoven, 4/25 @ 2pm/8pm, Ambassador Auditorium
Pacific Symphony--Music of Mozart, Say, and Tchaikovsky, 5/7-9 @ 8pm, Segerstrom Concert Hall
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra--Music of Mozart, Cerrone, and Tchaikovsky, 5/14 and 5/16-17, Various Times and Locations
Pacific Chorale--Music of Heggie, Mozart, Brahms, and more, 5/23 @ 7pm, Segerstrom Concert Hall
Pasadena Symphony--"America @ 250", 5/30 @ 2pm/8pm, Ambassador Auditorium
Recent Releases
Zootopia 2
Avatar: Fire and Ash
The SpongeBob Movie: The Search for SquarePants
Musician. Performer. Educator.
I perform throughout Southern California in concert halls and recording studios. In addition, I teach all levels of percussion at California State University Fullerton School of Music and the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts.