Tony Gennaro is a percussionist, composer, improvisor, and music educator who embraces collaboration and experimentation in pursuit of new artistic frontiers and building community through music. Gennaro is a member of the music faculty at Clovis Community College located in Fresno, CA where he directs the Global Drumming Ensemble and Concert Choir as well as teaching Music Theory, Ear Training, and Music Appreciation Courses. Gennaro is a proud educational artist for MarimbaOne Instruments located in Arcata, CA.

He has been an active contributor to the music communities of Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Gennaro has participated in major performances spanning genres of classical, jazz, rock, free-improvisation, experimental, and world musics. His artistic practice is comprised of a balanced mix of live performance, recording, composition, improvisation, and music education. In addition to his current creative projects, Gennaro has been recently featured in projects by Larry Polanksy, Roscoe Mitchell, Meredith Monk, Steed Cowart, Wendy Reid, Herman Kolgen, David Behrman, and Nicole Mitchell. Gennaro holds a passion for music education and artistic pedagogy. Gennaro works to facilitate the evolution of music curriculum in the hopes of better representing our increasingly interconnected musical world. He maintains an active teaching schedule as a music director, leading a wide variety of ensembles consisting of strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion instrumentalists within public schools and non-profit organizations. He has worked as an instrumental coach, music director, and curriculum advisor for music non-profits such as Harmony Project, CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP), and the Bay Area Music Project (BAMP). Learn more at tonygennaropercussion.com

Gennaro is a Clovis High School alumni and holds a BFA from California Institute of the Arts and an MFA from Mills College.He performs as a soloist, as a member of the William Winant Percussion Group, and has recently performed with the San Francisco Philharmonic. He was featured on composer Michael Byron's album Halcyon Days was featured on the BandCamp best Contemporary Classical list of February 2023 and was featured on an album of orchestral music by Roscoe Mitchell which appeared on the NPR Jazz Critics Poll. His debut album of chamber music, through line, was released in 2021 and is available for purchase on BandCamp.com and can be heard on all streaming platforms.