Yousif Sheronick

Global music specialist Yousif Sheronick appears throughout the United States and Europe as soloist, chamber musician and collaborative artist with world renowned groups such as Philip Glass/Foday Musa Suso "Music from the Screens," Glen Velez and Handance, Simon Shaheen and Qantara, and Music from China. He has performed in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Royal Festival Hall (London), Wigmore Hall (London) and Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. Encompassing a wide range of styles including ethnic, jazz, rock, and contemporary. Mr. Sheronick specializes in world percussion instruments from around the globe. Distinguished collaborators have included Yo-Yo Ma, Pandit Samir Chatterjee, Sonny Fortune, the Pacifica String Quartet, David Krakauer, Steve Gorn and Alessandra Belloni. Festival appearances include the JVC Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, Jazztel (Madrid), Salisbury Festival (England), Renaissance Festival (Rethymno, Greece) and Early Music Festival (Regensburg, Germany). Mr. Sheronick has performed live on NPR's "Performance Today" and John Shaffer's "New Sounds." He is a clinician for the Remo Drum Company and gives masterclasses and facilitates drum circles around the country. He is also an active studio musician, recording for movies and commercials as well as for the Ellipsis Arts, Koch International, PGM, Newport Classics and Interworld Music record labels. Mr. Sheronick holds degrees from Yale University and the University of Iowa and serves on the faculty of the Concordia Conservatory. Visit his website at www.yousifsheronick.com.

yousif@ethospercussiongroup.org