Joseph Pereira

  • Location: Los Angeles, United States of America
  • Instrument/Speciality: Timpani, Percussion

Joseph Pereira (1974) enjoys a multi-faceted career as a timpanist/percussionist, composer, conductor, and teacher. His work in all areas has been widely hailed for his creativity and virtuosity, and has been profiled in feature articles in both The New York Times (2006) and The Los Angeles Times in 2012 and 2015.


Pereira has been the Principal Timpanist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2008. Previously, Pereira was a member of the New York Philharmonic as a timpanist and percussionist from 1997 to 2008. As a versatile performer, Pereira is in demand as an orchestral timpanist, a contemporary music soloist and studio recording artist heard on many major motion pictures. He regularly appears as a solo percussionist in the LA Phil's “Green Umbrella” new music series, and has also conducted his music and other world premieres on the orchestra’s chamber series. His line of signature timpani mallets by JGPercussion are sold and used worldwide.


Pereira currently runs the highly successful percussion studio at USC Thornton School of Music, and is also on the faculty of the Aspen Music Festival and the Music Academy of the West. Pereira was previously on the faculty of the Juilliard School, from 2004-2012.

As a composer, Pereira’s music has been described as “restless yet lucidly textured” (The New York Times), “striking atmospherics of colour” (The Guardian), and “one sonic surprise after another” (The Los Angeles Times). His works have been commissioned and performed worldwide, most notably by the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel, the Singapore Symphony with Pascal Rofe, the New York Philharmonic Chamber Series, the Miro Quartet, the Pavel Haas Quartet, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, percussionist Colin Currie, Duo Harpverk, French Ensemble TM+, and the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet. In 2013 the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet recorded his piece Repousse’ (2009), which was nominated for three 2013 Grammy Awards. The following year LAPQ recorded Pereira’s Mallet Quartet (2013), and it was rated “Best of 2014 Classical Music” from itunes.  Pereira’s works can be heard on, Sono Luminus, Yarlung Records, Electrum Duo, and New Focus Recordings. His percussion works are published by Bachovich Music and he is managed by Artist Management by Arrangement with Jack Price.


Please visit jpereiramusic.com and https://www.byarrangementwithjackprice.com/joseph-pereira-composer

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Timpani/Percussion/Composition

We can work on timpani, percussion, orchestral, solo, auditions or contemporary music.

  • USD $ 200.00
  • 60 mins