The VCU Dept. of Music and The VCU Percussion Studio are excited to present Dr. Andy Harnsberger and Dr. Caitlin Jones in a percussion Guest Artist Recital on Wednesday, March 29th at 7:30pm in the Singleton Center for the Performing Arts! Our guests will perform a selection of original works for percussion with assistance from the VCU Percussion Ensemble!
Andy Harnsberger is Associate Professor of Music and Percussion Coordinator at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. He earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he also received the prestigious Performer’s Certificate. Praised by Percussive Notes Journal as “A Master of Musical Nuance”, Andy Harnsberger enjoys a versatile career as a performer, composer, and educator. He has performed in musical venues across North America, South America, Australia, Japan, and Europe, and presents numerous solo recitals and clinics throughout the United States each year. He has been a featured artist at the Tamborimba Percussion Festival in Cali, Colombia and the Patagonia Percussion Festival in Argentina, and was on the artist/faculty for the Sulzbach-Rosenberg/Interharmony International Music Festival in Germany in 2014, 2015, and 2017. He has been a featured solo artist at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festival. He has also appeared as a guest clinician at many Percussive Arts Society Days of Percussion. His compact disc, “Vertigo,” has been recognized by the Percussive Arts Society as “a must purchase for anyone who collects important marimba recordings…His performance makes it clear that he is a master player, not only technically, but musically as well.”
Caitlin Jones has an active career as both a performer and educator and is proud to be a Malletech Endorser. Currently, she is based out of Tennessee and teaches at Lee University and Southern Adventist University. Caitlin was noted as an “Emerging Leader” by the Percussive Arts Society in 2016 and is a member of the Percussive Arts Society Health and Wellness Committee. She performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in 2019 and served as a front ensemble technician for the Sacramento Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps in the 2020 season. Caitlin received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Florida, Master of Music from Lee University, and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of South Carolina.