HOREY - SWINCHOSKI DUO

 SCOTTY HOREY - MARIMBA, PERCUSSION & MARGARET SWINCHOSKI, FLUTE

Formed in 2022, the Horey-Swinchoski Duo began when Scotty and Margaret joined the faculty of The Music School of Delaware in Milford, DE. Joined by their love of this repertoire and their enthusiasm for performing they quickly jelled as a duo and have been concertizing throughout Delaware ever since. Their concerts feature Baroque to Contemporary music from all around the world with a variety of instrumentation. Please enjoy this clip from our very first concert!

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

SCOTTY HOREY is a solo percussionist, drummer, teacher, and winner of many academic and professional awards. He was formerly based in Minneapolis, and currently resides in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, with his girlfriend Ms. Jenny Lang. There he serves as an instructor of percussion at The Music School of Delaware while maintaining his work as a solo artist, clinician, and freelance drummer/percussionist. From 2020-2022, he lived in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico where he held the position of full professor of percussion at the famous Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, the top percussion school of Mexico. His strongest passions in music and teaching include classical music, contemporary-classical music, progressive rock and jazz fusion, mind/body “holistic” awareness, and cultural exchange. Former appointments include Adjunct Professor of Percussion at the University of Minnesota-Morris and Principal Percussionist of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra two positions he held for 8 years. He has been a featured solo artist and educator all over the USA, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Portugal, Denmark, Poland, Greece, Mexico, and Colombia at major international festivals and universities, and was finalist in the prestigious McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians in 2017. Mr. Horey was called “the Twin Cities’ hungriest young percussionist” by New Music Box, and “a performer of intelligence, raw artistry, and the utmost concentration and energy” by international icon composer James Dillon. He has worked with many prestigious performers and organizations including the Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Ordway Center for Performing Arts, Ohio Light Opera, Cirque de la Symphone on Ice, “So” Percussion, “La Sinfonietta” Chamber Ensemble of Chiapas - Mexico, Victor Mendoza, Yohannes Tona, Bob Becker, James Dillon, Libby Larsen, Morton Lauridsen, and William Bolcolm. Mr. Horey is an endorsing artist for MAPEX drums, VIC FIRTH sticks, SABIAN cymbals, and MAJESTIC percussion.

Visit www.scottyhorey.com .

MARGARET SWINCHOSKI - see Bio Page