Composer
Josh Gottry has been creating innovative, pedagogical, and engaging new compositions and arrangements for more than two decades. In that time, he has been selected for numerous ASCAP Plus awards, created over 100 published works, and his compositions been performed at the Midwest Clinic, Music for All National Festival, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, and on many college and university, high school, and middle school campuses.
...intelligent scoring and attention to detail... - Jason Baker
...seasoned percussion educator that focuses on exposing students to quality music... - Joshua D. Smith
...known for his excellent mid-range pedagogical works for percussion. - Theresa Dimond
...fantastic job scoring clever harmonic lines in the keyboards in addition to providing extra rhythmic support... - Ben Coleman
Recently Released
DOT DASH
for flexible percussion ensemble
KIT SIX
a collection for beginning percussion ensemble
THERE, THEIR, THEY'RE
for percussion quartet
YAWP!
for percussion quintet
ZIG ZAG
for keyboard percussion trio
Works In Process
HUNGARIAN
a percussion ensemble arrangement of Edward MacDowell's piano solo
coming soon from C. Alan Publications
PRELUDE & FUGUE
for percussion ensemble based on the instrumentation footprint of Chavez's "Toccata"
Honorable Mention designee in the Percussive Arts Society 2023 Composition Contest
coming soon from C. Alan Publications
RACECAR
a commissioned work for trombone and drumset
RING TOSS
for snare drum quartet
commissioned by the Momentum Percussion Group
coming soon from C. Alan Publications
SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES
a commissioned collection of works for percussion duo
coming soon from C. Alan Publications
SMALL BUT MIGHTY
for percussion ensemble
coming soon from C. Alan Publications
SWATCHES
a collection of five works for three players on a shared low-A marimba
Join the Kickstarter campaign for this collection!
THESE ARE ODD TIMES
for percussion ensemble
coming soon from C. Alan Publications