Yousif Sheronick (born 1967, Cedar Rapids, IA) is a percussionist, arranger, and composer, who works in classical, world, jazz and rock genres.

Biography

The child of Lebanese immigrants, Sheronick graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids in 1985, earned an undergraduate music degree at the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized int ...

, where his principal teacher was Thomas L. Davis, and then a master's degree at

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

in 1991; his principal teacher at Yale was :de:Gordon Gottlieb. He moved to New York where he worked with

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, whom he considers a mentor and in whose ensemble Handance he has been a long-term member. Since 1996 he has been a member of the Ethos Percussion Group. He has toured internationally with Foday Musa Suso and

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in a production of Glass's ''The Screens'', and has also performed with

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, Cindy Blackman-Santana,

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and, most recently, duoJalal with violist and wife Kathryn Lockwood of the Lark Quartet. He has published compositions and instructional videos, and has recorded with Ethos, Jalal, the Lark Quartet, and in a solo CD.

References

External links

Yousif Sheronick official site
American percussionists American contemporary classical music performers Musicians from Iowa Yale School of Music alumni University of Iowa alumni 1967 births Living people {{US-musician-stub