Scotty Horey- Percussionist,
Drummer, Teacher
Scotty Horey (B.A., M.M.A., D.M.A.) (USA) is a widely internationally respected solo percussionist, drummer, teacher, health and wellness advocate, and coordinator of cultural exchange. Formerly based in Minneapolis, MN, USA, he currently serves as 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. From 2012-2020, he served as both principal percussionist of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra, and Lecturer of Percussion at the University of Minnesota, Morris while a top-call Minneapolis free-lance percussionist and internationally touring solo artist. His strongest passions include classical music, contemporary-classical music, progressive rock and jazz fusion, mind/body "holistic" awareness, and cultural exchange, typically performing on solo marimba or as a drummer.
Former appointments include Adjunct Professor at Southwest Minnesota State University, as well as 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. His passionate performing and teaching work has brought him through the USA, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Portugal, Denmark, Poland, Greece, Mexico, and Colombia and has earned him a finalist position in the prestigious McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians in 2017. Scotty 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. In reference to his teaching, Dr. Israel Moreno, Mexico’s leading marimbist, teacher, and scholar said, “… he (Scotty) seeks to connect with students in soul, spirit, and energy, awakening in them a positive attitude ….“. While completing his master’s and doctorate degrees at the University of Minnesota, His teachers included some of the most widely respected names in the field: Fernando Meza, Stuart Marrs, Katarzyna Mycka, and James Dillon. Scotty Horey is an endorsing artist for MAPEX drums, VIC FIRTH sticks, SABIAN cymbals, and MAJESTIC percussion.
In recent years, Scotty has become regularly in demand as a solo artist with his exciting solo percussion concerts (to date, over 100 events as featured solo artist performed worldwide), and guest teacher with his inspiring “holistic awareness” teaching philosophy of “body-mind-heart-spirit-culture” (to date over 100 events as guest teacher presented worldwide). A practitioner of meditation for over 20 years, Scotty implements mindfulness, the body sciences, philosophy, and cultural diversity into his teaching. Additionally, he has coordinated the visit of young talented international guests for cultural exchange events in the USA, most notably Aquim Sacramento, Gustavo Surian Ferreira, Eduardo Tullio, Yohannes Tona, and Henry Quitora Cardenas to help promote globalization and the values which makes us universally human.
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Scotty has been a featured solo artist at the historic Marimba2010 International Festival and Conference, the First Annual International Festival of Percussion Ensembles of Costa Rica, the Federal University of Uberlandia - Brazil International Percussion Festival, the 13th International Percussion Festival Patagonia - Argentina, the 10th International Percussion Festival of FOJI in Santiago de Chile, Serie Palcos Musicais de Londrina - Brazil, the International Percussion Festival Salvador - Brazil , The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Aarhus - Denmark, The famous and historic Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw - Poland, and many other festivals and universities all through-out the world. In 2021, Scotty was the only American featured artist at the famous Festival de International de Marimbistas in Chiapas - Mexico, and subsequently the Festival International de Marimbistas de Comitán - Mexico in 2022.
Scotty maintains active work as a “on call” working percussionist and drummer, performing with professional symphony orchestras, choirs, rock and jazz groups, and musical theater on the concert stage, pit, and in recording sessions. In the period from 2010-2018, Scotty was considered one of the top call free-lancers in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and now takes calls to work in the east coast cities. Most notably, 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, Cory Wong, Yohannes Tona, Bob Becker, James Dillon, Libby Larsen, Morton Lauridsen, William Bolcolm, and Michael Daugherty.
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