PAUL CARROLL

Paul Carroll holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and Masters degree from SUNY Stony Brook where he studied with percussion pioneer, Raymond DesRoches. Paul has performed with such prestigious groups as the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, the Group for Contemporary Music, Ensemble 21 and the Princeton Composer’s Ensemble. In 1995, Paul was the recipient of a grant from the Frank Huntington Beebe Foundation to study in Copenhagen, Denmark with percussionist, Bent Lylloff. Paul worked with various contemporary music ensembles in Denmark including the Athelas Ensemble and the Figura Ensemble. In 1995, he competed in the Gaudemus Interpreter’s Competition in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Paul Carroll has worked closely with many composers and has had solo percussion pieces dedicated to him including Sit Down, Stand Up by Robert Pollock and Ritual by Peter Zaparinuk. Since 2001, Paul has been working as a music educator in Newburgh, NY. He lives in New Paltz, NY, with his wife and five children.

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