Joe Connell
Percussion
jcrockett59@aol.com
ext. 49034
Phillips Hall B-155
Bachelor of Music, 1984, The George Mason University
Professor Connell joined The George Washington University in 1987 as a percussion and drum-set instructor. Prof. Connell is the principal percussionist with the Arlington Symphony and co-principal percussionist with the Fairfax Symphony. He performs freelance with such ensembles as the National Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the National Gallery Orchestra and the Washington Concert Opera. Prof. Connell appears on recordings with the National Symphony (1997 Grammy-winning recording of Coriglianoís Symphony No. 1) and the Fairfax Symphony. He recently produced a compact disc of gypsy songs featuring the singer Arnella. In addition to his symphonic work, Prof. Connell has toured the United States and Europe with rhythm and blues and rock bands, recording in New York, Nashville, and Paris. He also has drum transcriptions published in Modern Drummer magazine.
