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TorQ Percussion Quartet
http://www.myspace.com/torqpercussion
Four young, enthusiastic Toronto-area percussionists, looking to add new energy to percussion repertoire and performance, formed TorQ Percussion Quartet in 2004. In addition to competing as the sole Canadian representative at the Luxembourg International Percussion Quartet Competition, TorQ has performed to much acclaim and standing ovations across Canada, including feature performances at MusicFest Canada Nationals, the Open Ears Contemporary Music Festival, the Four Seasons Centre for the Arts and with the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra for the world premiere of David Gillingham¹s Concertino for Four Percussion and Orchestra. TorQ¹s repertoire ranges from sweetly lyrical mallet quartets to no-holds-barred, high energy percussive show pieces. In addition to performing classic percussion ensemble repertoire, TorQ is committed both to commissioning works from emerging Canadian composers, and to promoting music education in schools.
Members Richard Burrows, Jamie Drake and Daniel Morphy all met while studying music at the University of Toronto with Russell Hartenberger, Beverley Johnston and John Rudolph, while Adam Campbell hails from PEI and studied under Ken Shorley and Mark Adam at Acadia University. The members of TorQ are each accomplished musicians in their own right; together they form an incredibly dynamic chamber group. Under the initial guidance of Robin Engelman (NEXUS), they have honed their craft to form an ensemble that is as exciting as it is musical.
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