McGRATH PERCUSSION
NEWS AND EVENTS
Upcoming Events/Announcements
Beginning in Fall 2025, I will be Assistant Professor of Percussion at California State University Fullerton School of Music
San Diego Percussion Festival--5/3, San Marcos High School
Colburn Community School of Performing Arts--Percussion Studio Recital, 5/31 @ 7pm, Olive Rehearsal Hall
Student Accomplishments!
Lucas Blietz (Colburn)--2025 CBDA All-State Honor Wind Symphony, SCSBOA All-Southern Honor Orchestra
Brian Cannady (CSUF Alum)--hired as Adjunct Professor of Percussion, La Sierra University
Orlando Christian (Colburn Alum)--accepted into USC Thornton School of Music Jazz Program
Jeremy Davis (former private student)--2025/2026 LA Philharmonic Resident Fellow
Matt Ordaz (CSUF Alum)--hired as Percussion Faculty, Colburn Community School of Performing Arts
John Sunderman (CSUF)--auditioned into Sewanee Summer Music Festival
Joshua Zepeda (CSUF)--1st Prize Brass/Percussion Division, CSUF School of Music Concerto Competition
--Recorded on David Caffey Jazz Orchestra At the Edge of Spring
--Substitute Percussionist, Civic Orchestra of Los Angeles
Upcoming Performances
Pacific Symphony--Music of Dun and Beethoven, 5/1-3 @ 8pm, Segerstrom Concert Hall
Los Angeles Philharmonic--Music of Ravel and Adolphe, 5/16 @ 8pm, 5/17-18 @ 2pm, Walt Disney Concert Hall
Scott Dunn Orchestra--Henry Mancini at 100, 5/22 @ 7:30pm, The Wallis
Miami City Ballet--Swan Lake, 6/20-22, Segerstrom Center for the Arts
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, Colburn Community School of Performing Arts and Pasadena City College.