Joel Panian

Section Percussion

Hometown:  Washington, Pennsylvania

Member: 2012

Joel Panian joined the Jacksonville Symphony in 2012. Previously, he was a member of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Joel has also performed as an extra percussionist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra. He has performed as guest assistant timpanist with the North Carolina Symphony and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, as well as guest principal timpanist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He can be heard with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on their Grammy nominated album Transatlantic. In 2016 Joel performed with the Britt Festival Orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon, where he had the pleasure of playing at Crater Lake National Park in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service. These performances can be seen on the film “Symphony for Nature: The Britt Orchestra at Crater Lake” which has been aired on PBS. As an educator he has given clinics at Florida State University, Jacksonville University and Northern Kentucky University.

Originally from Washington, Pennsylvania, Joel received his Bachelor of Music degree from Duquesne University, and his Master of Music degree from Cleveland State University. Additionally he was a student for three summers at the Brevard Music Center. His primary teachers include Andrew Reamer, Chris Allen, Jeremy Branson, Tom Freer and Charles Ross. Joel is a proud endorser of Freer Percussion and Sabian cymbals.