Scott Ney

Scott Ney is an active educator and performer specializing in contemporary solo and chamber ensemble music. He’s appeared at festivals and universities throughout the United States and Europe; at several Percussive Arts Society International Conventions; the International Festival of Percussive Arts Perkusja in Warsaw, Poland; Cologne Cathedral, St. Agnes Church, and Brauweiler Abbey in Germany; and, most recently, at venues in Strasbourg, Nuremberg, and Würzburg.

A faculty member at the University of New Mexico since 1998, Ney serves as the department of music undergraduate coordinator, an associate professor of music, and the director of percussion studies, which includes directing the UNM Contemporary and Folkloric Percussion Ensembles. Since he arrived in New Mexico, he’s become involved with numerous chamber music festivals and ensembles, and he’s served as a timpanist with the Opera Southwest Orchestra and as an active percussionist with the New Mexico Philharmonic, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, and Santa Fe Symphony.

Scott Ney attended the Boston Conservatory, Eastern Illinois University, and the University of Washington, where his principal teachers include Arthur Press, Johnny Lane, and Tom Collier , respectively. Past teaching positions have included California State University, Fresno; University of Washington, Eastern Illinois University, Fresno City College, the Buchanan Educational Center, and Clovis High School. Ney is a performing artist with Pearl/Adams Percussion, Zildjian Cymbals, Black Swamp Percussion, Vic Firth Sticks, and Remo, Inc.