Courses TaughtApplied Percussion
Music Technology for Percussionists
Orchestral Repertoire
World Percussion Techniques
About
Ian Ding is a versatile and in-demand percussionist specializing in
contemporary & orchestral music. He is a founding member and
co-director of New Music Detroit, a member of the Fulcrum Point New
Music Project (Chicago), and the Virgil Moorefield Band (Zurich). He serves on the percussion faculty at the DePaul University School of
Music. He is a frequent guest with major orchestras such as the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, and Boston Symphony
Orchestra, to name a few. He has also performed extensively with new
music ensembles Bang on a Can All-Stars and Alarm Will Sound. Ian was
Assistant Principal Percussionist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from
2003-2011 and served as Lecturer of Percussion at the University of
Michigan from 2005-2014. He was previously a member of the Verbier
Festival Orchestra in Switzerland and the New World Symphony in Miami,
Florida. Ian is a graduate of the University of Illinois and the
Juilliard School.
Learn more on the Percussion Studio Page.