EDUCATION
The Juilliard School - M.M. Percussion
UCLA - B.A. Percussion/Philosophy
PRIMARY TEACHERS
Greg Zuber
Mitchell Peters
ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE
The Metropolitan Opera - NY
Pacific Symphony - CA
New Jersey Philharmonic - NJ
The Juilliard Orchestra - NY
American Youth Symphony - CA
YMF Debut Orchestra - CA
MARCHING PERCUSSION
Santa Clara Vanguard - 2002
Pacific Crest - 1999, 2000
Black Knights - 2002,2003
SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS
UBS Verbier Festival - 2006
Spoleto Festival USA - 2007
Chautauqua Festival - 2003
CURRENTLY TEACHING AT:
Canyon High School - Anaheim, CA
Kennedy High School - La Palma, CA
Arcadia High School - Arcadia, CA
Upland High School - Upland, CA
Nogales High School - La Puente, CA
Mission Viejo High School - Mission Viejo, CA
BIO
K E V I N S H A H
Kevin Shah is an active freelance percussionist and educator in southern California specializing in orchestral percussion, marimba, marching percussion and composition. As graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, Kevin has performed in many venues around the world from New York’s Carnegie Hall to Sydney’s Opera House under world-class conductors such as James Levine and James Conlon.
Also experienced in marching percussion, Kevin has performed with several Division 1 Drum Corps and World Class Indoor Ensembles - in both the battery and the front ensemble. Currently, he teaches and composes music for several high school marching percussion ensembles as well as composing full wind arrangements for marching bands.
Kevin is an endorser of Vic Firth Drumsticks, Evans Drumheads, and Sabian Cymbals