Ian Ding
BIO
Education
BM Indiana University
MM The Juilliard School
Courses Taught
Applied Percussion
Music Technology for Percussionists
Orchestral Repertoire
World Percussion Techniques
About
Ian Ding is a versatile and in-demand percussionist specializing in contemporary & orchestral music. He is a founding member and co-director of New Music Detroit, a member of the Fulcrum Point New Music Project (Chicago), and the Virgil Moorefield Band (Zurich). He serves on the percussion faculty at the DePaul University School of Music.
He is a frequent guest with major orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, and Boston Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. He has also performed extensively with new music ensembles Bang on a Can All-Stars and Alarm Will Sound. Ian was Assistant Principal Percussionist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 2003-2011 and served as Lecturer of Percussion at the University of Michigan from 2005-2014. He was previously a member of the Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland and the New World Symphony in Miami, Florida.
Ian is a graduate of the University of Illinois and The Juilliard School.