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"
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
Ethan Greek (CSUF)--2nd Prize, PAS California Collegiate Snare Drum Competition
Brad Harris (CSUF)--1st Prize College Solo Division, Santiago HS Percussion Festival
Fernando Lopez (CSUF)--will attend Music Academy of the West High School Intensive
Talon Lu (Colburn)--will attend Boston University Tanglewood Institute Summer Percussion Workshop
--2nd Prize High School Solo Division and 1st Prize High School Duet Division, Santiago HS Percussion Festival
--2nd Prize, PAS California Mock Audition, High School Marimba, and High School Snare Drum
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 , will attend CSULB Bob Cole Conservatory in Fall 2026, 1st Prize
1st Prize, PAS California Mock Audition
Josh Zepeda (CSUF)--will attend Sewanee Music Festival this summer, 1st Prize, PAS California Collegiate Snare Drum Compeition
Upcoming Performances
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
Pacific Symphony--Music of Rachmaninoff and Rossini, 6/11-13 @ 8pm and 6/14 @ 3pm, Segerstrom Concert Hall
Festival Napa Valley--Pacific Symphony with Renee Fleming, 7/11 @ 6:30pm, Charles Krug Stage
Recent Releases
Zootopia 2
Avatar: Fire and Ash
The SpongeBob Movie: The Search for SquarePants
Coming Soon
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Disclosure Day
Toy Story 5
Minions & Monsters
Flowervale Street
Musician. Performer. Educator.
I perform throughout Southern California in concert halls and recording studios. In addition, I teach most levels of percussion at California State University Fullerton School of Music and my home studio in Glendale.