Sean Ritenauer
Do-it-all percussionist Sean Ritenauer’s multi-genre fluency has led to an all-encompassing performance career. Particular highlights include on Broadway (Something Rotten!, Pippin), television and film (The Marvelous Ms. Maisel, Moonrise Kingdom, White Noise), on tour with the New York Philharmonic, and even playing congas with Aretha Franklin. In performance, Ritenauer has been hailed for “mesmerizing dexterity” in a performance of Jennifer Higdon’s Percussion Concerto that earned “an immediate standing ovation” (The Huntsville Times). The Ohio native was named Principal Percussion of the Huntsville Symphony (AL) in 2016, and is the co-founder of Rocket City New Music, a new hub for progress in contemporary music in Huntsville, AL. A devoted educator, Sean is Adjunt Assistant Professor of Percussion at Hofstra University, where he also directs the Hofstra Percussion Ensemble. Alumni of his private studio in Manhattan have been admitted to the country’s top music programs, including Juilliard, Eastman, and the New England Conservatory.
Sean Ritenauer
Do-it-all percussionist Sean Ritenauer’s multi-genre fluency has led to an all-encompassing performance career. Particular highlights include on Broadway (Something Rotten!, Pippin), television and film (The Marvelous Ms. Maisel, Moonrise Kingdom, A Dog’s Purpose), on tour with the New York Philharmonic, and even playing congas with Aretha Franklin. In performance, Ritenauer has been hailed for “mesmerizing dexterity” in a performance of Jennifer Higdon’s Percussion Concerto that earned “an immediate standing ovation” (The Huntsville Times). The Ohio native was named Principal Percussion of the Huntsville Symphony (AL) in 2016, and is the Percussion Instructor at Hofstra University, where he directs the Hofstra Percussion Ensemble. Alumni of his private studio in Manhattan have been admitted to the country’s top music programs, including Juilliard, Eastman, and the New England Conservatory.
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