Garry Kvistad

Garry Kvistad

NEXUS, Steve Reich and Musicians, Woodstock Chimes

GARRY KVISTAD, founder and owner of Woodstock Chimes®, has been a member of Steve Reich and Musicians since 1979 and won a group GRAMMY® Award for the recording of Reichs Music for 18 Musicians. He has been a member of the acclaimed NEXUS percussion group since 2002 and has performed with both groups with preeminent orchestras throughout the world. Garry attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, BM from the Oberlin Conservatory and MM from Northern Illinois University. Formerly on the faculties of Northern Illinois University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory as a member of the Blackearth Percussion Group, he is currently on the faculty of the Bard College Conservatory.

Garry Kvistad'S SETUP:

  1. I like all the Zildjian products. I have a collection of new cymbals as well as the old classic K's. I use my two octaves of antique cymbals often. They are great!

* May be prototype

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