John Corkill

Percussionist John Corkill, is currently serving on faculty at the University of Chicago, Loyola University, and the Merit School of Music. As a chamber musician, John has played with groups such as Third Coast Percussion, Eighth Blackbird, Ensemble Dal Niente, and the University of Chicago New Music Ensemble. Similarly, he has held residencies at the Chamber Music Northwest, Norfolk, and Yellow Barn Festivals. He has also garnered awards at the Yale Chamber Music Competition and the Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition.  In the realm of orchestral percussion, John has performed with ensembles such as the Milwaukee Symphony, Elgin Symphony, and NOVUS Orchestra. He has also had the privilege of working with many of today’s leading orchestral conductors and composers such Marin Alsop, Peter Oundjian, Reinbert de Leeuw, Matthias Pintscher, Aaron Jay Kernis, Augusta Read Thomas, David Lang, Oliver Knussen, and Krzysztof Penderecki.  John received his Bachelor of Music from Northwestern University where he graduated cum laude and Master of Music Degree from the Yale University School of Music. His teachers include Robert van Sice, Michael Burritt, and James Ross.

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