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
HUNGARIAN
a percussion ensemble arrangement of Edward MacDowell’s piano solo
KIT SIX
a collection for beginning percussion ensemble
LUCKY PRIME SUITE
a commissioned collection of 13 musicianship etudes with one unifying characteristic
PRELUDE & FUGUE
a percussion ensemble based on the footprint of the Chávez “Toccata”
RING TOSS
a snare drum quartet commissioned by the Momentum Percussion Group
SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES
a commissioned collection for multiple-percussion duo
SMALL BUT MIGHTY
a percussion septet showcasing smaller and handheld percussion instruments
SWATCHES
a commissioned collection of trios for shared low-A marimba
TENDENCIES
a flexible keyboard percussion ensemble for 4-10 players on shared instruments
THESE ARE ODD TIMES
a percussion septet exploring asymmetrical time signatures
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Dance Suite
a four-movement work for solo snare drum
Racecar
a commissioned work for trombone and drumset
currently available to commission partners only
Saturday
for solo marimba
Walt’s Garage
for bass clarinet and percussion