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Walker, Josh

    Josh Walker

    As a professional musician, Josh Walker has worked in the Carolina region for over 25 years, including as percussionist with the Charlotte, Charleston, and Union Symphonies. In this capacity he has performed with Andrea Bocelli, the Moody Blues, Manhattan Transfer, The Four Tops, Natalie Cole, and many other artists. Josh also frequently performs on timpani, drum set, jazz vibes, marimba, and ethnic and orchestral percussion.

    As a private instructor, he has placed students in All-Region and All-State honor bands in South and North Carolina and Interlochen Summer Arts Camp. He has also prepared them for music careers in colleges such as University of Cincinnati, Winthrop University, Furman University, the University of South Carolina, UNC Greensboro, and North Carolina School of the Arts.

    In 2014 Josh recorded, produced, and released an album of his jazz-influenced arrangements of classic hymns. It is entitled Reimagined: Classic Hymns for a Modern Audience. He also writes for Scorekeeper and Tunefruit music libraries.

    Josh is a member of Phi Mu Alpha, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Percussive Arts Society. He studied at Winthrop University where he earned a Bachelor of Music Performance in 1998 and a Master of Music Performance in 2001. He and his wife, Michelle, live in Fort Mill, SC with their daughter.

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