Lee Hinkle
Percussion
Dr. Lee Hinkle’s percussion playing has been called “rock-steady” and having a “light and lithe touch” by the Washington Post. He is the Principal Percussionist with 21st Century Consort and the Principal Timpanist with the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra.
Hinkle’s 2024 solo album, Modern American Percussion Concerti, was released internationally on Ravello Records. Gramophone Magazine proclaimed, “Hinkle’s mastery of each instrument is never in doubt” and textura remarked, “Modern American Percussion Concerti impresses as both a remarkable musical statement and logistical achievement . . . Hinkle excels in every context and to his credit achieves a fine balance between abandon and control . . .”
Hinkle is the Assistant Professor of Percussion at Penn State University and served on the percussion faculty at the University of Maryland from 2009 to 2021. He is a Yamaha Performing Artist and endorses Remo, Innovative Percussion, Grover Pro Percussion, and Zildjian Cymbals. To learn more, visit https://www.leehinkle.
