Casey
Cangelosi is a rising composer and percussionist in the contemporary
music world. Casey has been called "the Paganini of percussion”,
his technique deemed, “ridiculous… he has a stunning command of the
marimba”, his compositions hailed as, “imposing and exhilarating”, and
by the Classical Marimba League, “A marimbist of magisterial power, and
insight”.
Cangelosi
has appeared as a performer and clinician at some of today’s most
recognized festivals including the Piteå Percussion Repertoire Festival
in Piteå, Sweden; the 2010 International Marimba Festival in
Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the 2011 Zeltsman Marimba Festival in
Appleton, Wisconsin. He has received numerous composition awards
from the Massachusetts Percussive Arts Society, Sam Houston State
University, and the Classical Marimba League. He has been
commissioned for new compositions by request of the University of
Delaware, Texas Christian University, Utah State University, California
Institute for the Arts, Rice University, The Percussive Arts Society,
and many individual interests. Casey has won several performance
awards from academic institutions as well as the Percussive Arts
Society; he is also a MTNA National Young Artist. Casey Cangelosi
is proudly sponsored by ProMark, Majestic, Mapex, Remo, Beiner Bags,
and Zildjian.
Please contact me for bookings, clinics, lessons, or master classes @
caseyrcang@yahoo.com