Hills, Cory
Biography
Born: 1981
Country: U.s.a.
Studies: Northwestern University, Queensland Conservatorium, and the University of Kansas
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Multi-percussionist, composer, and improviser Cory Hills thrives on breaking down musical barriers through creative, interdisciplinary projects. Currently, Hills is an active performer, composer, and recording artist in Los Angeles, as well as a member of the Grammy-nominated Los Angeles Percussion Quartet. An advocate of new music, Cory Hills has individually commissioned and premiered over 150 new works for percussion. He has given solo and chamber recitals across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, The United States, Mexico, and China. An advocate for percussion as an artistic discipline, Hills has been the artist-in-residence at Rocky Mountain National Park, a fellow at the OMI international artist’s colony, the first-ever artist-in-residence with Eighth Blackbird in Chicago, and the inaugural resident for an arts in social practice fellowship through the National Endowment of the Arts and the state of Colorado.
Works for Percussion
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