BIOGRAPHY

Joseph Jay McIntyre, percussionist, composer, conductor, and teacher resides in the Washington D.C. area. Currently principal timpanist with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, McIntyre also appears frequently as a percussionist and timpanist with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the National Gallery Orchestra, the Washington Symphonic Brass, and the Alexandria Symphony. He has also toured extensively in the United States and Japan as a solo marimbist for Affiliate Artists.

As a composer, his works, both secular and sacred, have been performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. McIntyre's MissaBrevis for Chorus, Organ, and Percussion was premiered in 1997 by the Fairfax Choral Society. Subsequently, MissaBrevis, entirely rescored for full orchestra and chorus, received its New York City premiere at Carnegie Hall in May, 2000 under the direction of Jonathan Willcocks. Regarding the MissaBrevis the Washington Post reported:

"He has managed to achieve balances that allow the musicians to cooperate rather than compete, and his vocal lines are as idiomatic as the percussion material."

His orchestral work, Salute!, commissioned by the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in dedication to founding Music Director, Barry Tuckwell, was premiered under Mr. McIntyre's direction on March 21, 1998.

McIntyre's other orchestral works include Echoes of a Forgotten Dream, The Firth of Forth, and Maillot Jaune (Yellow Jersey), each commissioned by the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra, and published with TRN Music. His other published works include Rain Dance for Percussion Trio, written for One Earth Percussion Theatre.

Mr. McIntyre is a graduate of the University of Maryland.