Chris Deviney
Chris Deviney received Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance from Temple University in 1989 under Alan Abel and his Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion Performance from the Florida State University in 1987 under Prof. Gary Werdesheim. He is currently Principal Percussionist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Prior to assuming this title in 2003, Mr. Deviney was Section Percussionist with the Houston Symphony. He has also previously performed and recorded with the New Orleans Symphony, Toronto Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and Philadelphia Orchestra. In 2012 & 2014, Mr. Deviney participated as Principal Percussionist in the video production of the All-Star Orchestra under Maestro Gerard Schwarz. He has performed professionally at the Bard Music Festival and as a featured marimba soloist with the Brevard (FL) Symphony.
Mr. Deviney was a student at the Aspen Music Festival where he was the recipient of the first Charles Owen Memorial Fellowship. He was also a two-year Tanglewood Institute Fellowship recipient and National Repertory Orchestra invitee. Mr. Deviney has been featured in a number of chamber settings and recitals including Tulane University, Temple University, Network for New Music, Atmos Percussion Ensemble, and the Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Series.
In 2002, 2007 & 2009 Mr. Deviney was a featured Clinician at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention and has presented clinics for PAS Day of Percussion events in Louisiana, Florida and Pennsylvania. He has been a member of the PAS Symphonic Committee since 2008 and the Chair from 2010-2013. He has given masterclasses at Temple University and the Curtis Institute on the study of preparation for successful audition-taking and was a Charles Owen Memorial Guest Lecturer at the University of Michigan in January of 2008. He has coached at the New World Symphony, National Youth Orchestra and the National Repertory Orchestra.
In 2009, Mr. Deviney appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra performing Bartok’s Concerto for 2 Pianos and Percussion with Emmanuel Ax. In 2005, he received the Florida State University Dohnanyi Award for Excellence in Music Performance. He was on the faculty of Rutgers University from 2004-2008 and is currently adjunct faculty at Temple University. From 2008-2009, Mr. Deviney was the Coordinator of the Curtis Institute of Music percussion program. He is a proud endorser of Sabian cymbals, Pearl/Adams concert percussion, Evans heads, and Innovative Percussion mallets. He resides in Jenkintown, PA.
Mr. Deviney was a student at the Aspen Music Festival where he was the recipient of the first Charles Owen Memorial Fellowship. He was also a two-year Tanglewood Institute Fellowship recipient and National Repertory Orchestra invitee. Mr. Deviney has been featured in a number of chamber settings and recitals including Tulane University, Temple University, Network for New Music, Atmos Percussion Ensemble, and the Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Series.
In 2002, 2007 & 2009 Mr. Deviney was a featured Clinician at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention and has presented clinics for PAS Day of Percussion events in Louisiana, Florida and Pennsylvania. He has been a member of the PAS Symphonic Committee since 2008 and the Chair from 2010-2013. He has given masterclasses at Temple University and the Curtis Institute on the study of preparation for successful audition-taking and was a Charles Owen Memorial Guest Lecturer at the University of Michigan in January of 2008. He has coached at the New World Symphony, National Youth Orchestra and the National Repertory Orchestra.
In 2009, Mr. Deviney appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra performing Bartok’s Concerto for 2 Pianos and Percussion with Emmanuel Ax. In 2005, he received the Florida State University Dohnanyi Award for Excellence in Music Performance. He was on the faculty of Rutgers University from 2004-2008 and is currently adjunct faculty at Temple University. From 2008-2009, Mr. Deviney was the Coordinator of the Curtis Institute of Music percussion program. He is a proud endorser of Sabian cymbals, Pearl/Adams concert percussion, Evans heads, and Innovative Percussion mallets. He resides in Jenkintown, PA.
