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Professor and Director of Percussion Studies

Fulbright scholar, composer, educator and "prodigiously talented percussionist" (Chicago Classical Review), Gregory Beyer is a contemporary music specialist who blends the disciplines of orchestral, jazz and world music into a singular artistic voice.

He is artistic director of , an organization dedicated to the Afro-Brazilian berimbau. Arcomusical released its first album, , in 2016 on Innova Recordings and has subsequently appeared on WNYC, WBEZ and . Arcomusical received a 2016 Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant to create the 22-minute, four-movement "Roda" with composer Elliot Cole. "Roda" has received over two dozen performances and most recently was performed as a concerto with the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra as "Roda Grande." In March 2019 on National Sawdust Tracks, Arcomusical released its second album, .

Professor Beyer is the director of Percussion Studies where he directs the New Music Ensemble and New Music Festival, the Latin Jazz Ensemble, and co-directs the award-winning Percussion Ensemble with his colleague Ben Wahlund. A strong advocate for new music, he is a core member of two Chicago-based new music ensembles: and the .

Beyer has held long-term visiting scholar appointments at universities in China and Brazil. He is capable of developing a rapport with anyone in the world and sees the art of percussion as a vehicle for intercultural understanding and the betterment of society through a commitment to daily work and personal growth. He demands the very best out of each student and is committed to offering life-changing experiences through the realization of a student’s inner potential.

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