Scott Higgins
Guest Percussionist
Scott Higgins is an active freelance percussionist, teacher and composer in Denver, Colorado. He plays with the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Chamber Players, Opera Colorado and Boulder Philharmonic. He is a member of the Colorado Ballet Orchestra and Principal Percussionist with the Central City Opera.
Many of his compositions have been performed by local groups around the Denver/Metro area. Rice University's percussion ensemble performed his percussion ensemble piece "Kinematic" in the fall of 2006 and "Funkadunk" in fall of 2008.
Before moving to Denver to join his wife Susan Cahill, a double-bassist with the Colorado Symphony, he was with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra as section and acting principal percussionist from 1994-1999. Scott received his Masters in Performance with Alan Abel at Temple University and Bachelor of Music with Jim Atwood at Loyola University in New Orleans. When not practising, Scott enjoys gourmet cooking, British cars, martial arts, and his various Apple computers.
LISTEN: Katrina Wreede, How A Mosquito Operates, for Clarinet, Violin, Piano and Percussion
Recorded March 2007, Martin Skavish, Recording Engineer
Daniel Silver, Clarinet; Paul Primus, Violin; Nanette Shannon, Piano; and Scott Higgins, Percussion
Many of his compositions have been performed by local groups around the Denver/Metro area. Rice University's percussion ensemble performed his percussion ensemble piece "Kinematic" in the fall of 2006 and "Funkadunk" in fall of 2008.
Before moving to Denver to join his wife Susan Cahill, a double-bassist with the Colorado Symphony, he was with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra as section and acting principal percussionist from 1994-1999. Scott received his Masters in Performance with Alan Abel at Temple University and Bachelor of Music with Jim Atwood at Loyola University in New Orleans. When not practising, Scott enjoys gourmet cooking, British cars, martial arts, and his various Apple computers.
LISTEN: Katrina Wreede, How A Mosquito Operates, for Clarinet, Violin, Piano and Percussion
Recorded March 2007, Martin Skavish, Recording Engineer
Daniel Silver, Clarinet; Paul Primus, Violin; Nanette Shannon, Piano; and Scott Higgins, Percussion
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