Dave Alcorn

Dave Alcorn is a contemporary percussionist and founding member of the percussion group, Clocks in Motion, committed to performing classic percussion literature and chamber music, as well as commissioning new repertoire. He was the principal timpanist/percussionist of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and has performed on a regular basis with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. As a guest soloist, Dave has performed with the NYU Percussion Ensemble, as well as the Colorado Chamber Orchestra, with whom he premiered Michael Udow's percussion concerto Remembrance.
 
Dave has performed and given masterclasses as a guest artist at many institutes including the University of Michigan, Ohio University, the Interlochen Arts Academy, Baldwin-Wallace University, Cleveland-State University, Casper College, the University of North Carolina-Pembroke and West Liberty University.
 
In addition to western classical music, Dave is also active in music from various other cultures. He is the former president and member of the Brazilian Samba group Vencedores, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dave has studied instruments of the Middle East, including riq, doumbek, tar, and various other hand drums with Ian Ding. He is a former member of the University of Michigan Arabic Ensemble. In addition, Dave has studied tabla with Todd Hammes, Dan Piccolo and Elliot Beck.
 
As a recipient of the Paul Collins Fellowship, Dave matriculated with a Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received his Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion Performance and Music Education from the University of Michigan. His primary teachers include Anthony DiSanza, Michael Udow, Joseph Gramley, Ian Ding, Brian Jones, Cary Kocher and Subha Das. Dave hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.