Geographical Fugue
Ernst Toch
(1887-1964)
Kinka
Traditional Ewe
Music for Pieces of Wood
Steve Reich
(b. 1936)
Taxidermy
Caroline Shaw
(b. 1982)
Bewaa
Traditional Dagara
Lolo
Traditional Malinke
Marimba Spiritual
Minoru Miki
(1930-2011)
Gavin Ryan, Marimba
Alec Anton - Temecula, CA
Johannes Bowman - Provo, UT
Tracy Furr - Orem, UT
Jake Lives - Draper, UT
Alec Lowe - Orlando, FL
Davey Martinez - Las Vegas, NV
Naomi Okamura - Orem, UT
Alex Smith - West Jordan, UT
Gavin Ryan
A native of Payson, Utah, Gavin Ryan has performed throughout the United States, as well as Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Haiti and China. He performs and records regularly with groups as diverse as Utah Symphony, Book On Tape Worm, MT Pit, House of Lewis, NOVA Chamber Music, Salt Lake City 7, and Bones Jugs. From 2016-2017, Ryan was a Fulbright Fellow researching gamelan selonding in Bali, Indonesia. He founded and directs Gamelan Madu Kencana, a community Balinese gamelan based in Provo. He received the inaugural Utah Performing Arts Fellowship in 2020 from the Utah Division of Arts and Museums.
Department Chair
JEFFREY O’FLYNN
Administrative Assistant
CHRIS GINES
Director of Percussion
SHANE JONES
Director, Percussion Ensemble
CHELSEA JONES
Director, Steel Band
NATHAN HURST
