Enjoy this marimba solo by percussionist Peter Loferski for Tuesday Musical members

Tuesday Musical is ever ready to give the spotlight to unique instruments, music and approaches to hearing classical music in new ways. Peter Loferski, an avid percussion performer and educator from Northeast Ohio, shared his classical take on the "Gigue from Lute Suite in E Minor, BMV 996" by Johann Sebastian Bach at a recent Tuesday Musical Members Program. Peter is the 2018 and 2022 recipient of Tuesday Musical’s Larry D. Snider Scholarship in Marimba/Classical Steel Pan, awarded at the annual scholarship competition in Akron. A versatile performer, he has participated in masterclasses with artists including Liam Teague, Victor Provost, Bernard Woma, Michael Spiro, Filippo Lattanzi, Ji Hye Jung, and Jason Treuting. He has also performed alongside Liam Teague, Robbie Greenidge and Elliot Cole. As a participant at the Sö Percussion Summer Institute at Princeton, he premiered new works by Jason Treuting and Pascal Le Boeuf, and later collaborated with Sö Percussion and Sandbox Percussion for a large-scale premiere of a new work by Kendall Williams. He has also participated in the Modern Snare Drum Competition, and was the winner of the Tuesday Musical Associations scholarship for marimba and classical steel pan in 2018 and 2022. As a chamber musician, Peter has performed with Sö Percussion Quartet and the Akron Percussion Collective, and is a founding member of the 4th Floor Percussion Quartet, which aims to bring variety to the concert hall from a diverse background of classical, contemporary, and world percussion. Peter received his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master’s degrees in Percussion Performance from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Bachelor’s degrees in Percussion Performance and Music Education from The University of Akron. Tuesday Musical enriches the cultural life of Greater Akron and Northeast Ohio by connecting today’s exceptional performers with audiences, students and members in powerful ways and by advancing the positive power of music in our community. This is achieved through distinctive, appealing and accessible performances; dynamic collaborations with our community; meaningful education programs; and an engaged membership that pays tribute to our legacy as a grassroots organization created by and for music lovers. Begun in 1887 in Akron and operating as a non-profit ever since, Tuesday Musical is the only organization in Summit County presenting a comprehensive, year-round classical music series featuring world-acclaimed musicians in tandem with meaningful education and community engagement activities. Learn more about Tuesday Musical, its Akron Concert Series and membership here: tuesdaymusical.org. #tuesdaymusical #akronconcertseries #akronohio #akronmusicscene #marimba #gigue #gig #Bach #johannsebastianbach #jsbach #percussion #percussionist #percussion_instruments