Gottry, Josh
Biography
Born: 1974
Country: U.S.A
Studies: Northern Arizona University (Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance); Arizona State University (Master of Music in Composition)
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Mr. Gottry currently serves as adjunct music faculty at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, teaching courses in music theory & composition, percussion, and music humanities. Additionally, he works with ensembles and students at all grade levels as a clinician and within his private lesson studio. His performance record spans over 25 years with experience including professional orchestras, musical theater, worship teams, jazz combos, community and chamber ensembles, as well as solo performances and recitals. In 2011, he was selected to serve as a teaching artist with the Arizona Commission on the Arts, presenting clinics and residencies on percussion and composition for schools and after-school programs. In 2021, his book FREELANCE: 10 Commonsense Keys to Making YOUR Music YOUR Business was published by C. Alan Publications
For more than two decades, Mr. Gottry has been creating innovative, pedagogical, and engaging new compositions and arrangements. During that time, he has been selected for numerous ASCAP Plus awards and has created over 100 published works. Having come to composition through his musical pursuits as a performer and educator, he is uniquely able to create brilliantly creative and idiomatic works that have been performed throughout the world at schools, festivals, and international conventions.
Josh Gottry is a member of the Percussive Arts Society and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, has been published in Percussive Notes, Rhythm! Scene, and The PAS Educators' Companion, and currently serves as editor for Rhythm! Scene. He is also a past president of the Arizona Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, a former PAS committee chair for the PAS Composition Committee, and contributed several years as a new literature reviewer for Percussive Notes. Mr. Gottry is a clinician/endorser for Balter Mallets, Meinl Percussion, Remo Drumheads, Vic Firth Drumsticks, and Yamaha Percussion, and has presented clinics at the Arizona Music Educators Association Conference, multiple state PAS days of percussion, and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention.[1] -->
Works for Percussion
Solo Works
Solo Works with Orchestra
Solo Works with Wind Ensemble
Solo Works with Percussion Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
DUETS
- All Hands on Deck
- COLORING SHEET
- IN TANDEM
- KLEPTOMANIA
- MINOR PLOT
- MUTUAL INTEREST
- OUTSIDE THE BOX
- SUITE MARIMBA
- THANKS FOR LISTENING
- THIS ONE DAY
TRIOS
- All Hands on Deck
- BASIC GEOMETRY
- BULK TRASH
- CC'D
- CHRISTMAS THREE
- Conversations for Percussion Trio
- DUET TRIO
- Hands Up
- LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
- ROUNDABOUT
- TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
- Wood, Metal, Skin
- XEROSIS
QUARTETS
- ALL HANDS ON DECK
- CHIPBOARD
- FRAMED
- INSTITUTIONALIZED
- LEAVES FELL PLAYFULLY
- OF HANUKKAH
- PADS IN ISOLATION
- SILHOUETTE
- SMALL BOX
- TIGHT QUARTERS
- TING
- ZEUG
QUINTETS
MEDIUM ENSEMBLE
- 120 DEGREES
- BOY OH BOY
- BUBBLEGUM
- BUMP IN THE NIGHT
- CC'D
- CHA-CHA BLUES
- Deck Park Tunnel
- From This Viewpoint
- Hole In The Wall
- Joy of Every Heart
- The Juggler
- LANCERAN SATU SLENDRO
- Northern Workshop
- O Come, O Come, EMMANUEL
- OF HANUKKAH
- Pliplets
- plusFIVE
- Prime Numbers
- Puzzle Pieces
- Shifting Waves
- SOCA-ING WET
- SOME PEOPLE'S KIDS
- STELLER'S JAY
- Tight Quarters
- Tubz
- UNSETTLED SURFACE
- Ups And Downs
- VENN DIAGRAM
- Villanesca
LARGE ENSEMBLE
- Bump in the Night
- Clouds make Songo Away
- Combo Meal
- Danse Macabre
- Molto Vivace
- Spare Change
- Strawberry Blonde
- Unintended Consequence
- Whatcha Baion?
- Northern Workshop
References
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