Kyle Parciany is a skilled percussionist and educator who is based in Atlanta, GA. Kyle currently holds the position of Director of Percussion at Lassiter High School and Simpson Middle School. He also teaches private lessons to students of all ages, and is an Assistant Director for the Atlanta Youth Percussion Ensemble.
Kyle’s diverse performance experience includes being the co-founder of the Something Clever Percussion Duo, performing in the front ensemble of the world class WGI group Cavaliers Indoor Percussion, and playing with the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra as well as Projecto Arcomusical. Kyle currently performs regularly with the Atlanta Percussion Ensemble, Atlanta Wind Symphony and Atlanta Steel Collective.
Kyle holds a degree in percussion performance from Northern Illinois University. As a student, Kyle studied under Dr. Greg Beyer, Professor Ben Wahlund, Professor Robert Chappell, Dr. Rodrigo Villenueva, Professor Liam Teague and Yuko Asada. During his time at Northern Illinois University he performed in the NIU Percussion Ensemble, NIU World Steelband, NIU Bau-house, NIU Clube De Samba, Huskie Marching Band, Philharmonic Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Symphony.
One of Kyle’s most notable performances was at the 2018 Percussive Arts Society International Convention where he performed with the NIU Percussion Ensemble in the New Literature Showcase. Other notable performances include the world premiere of Robert Chappell’s piece “Algorhythm” featuring Liam Teague on steelpan and the world premiere of “Voice of the Winds” by Marta Ptaszynska in Matthew Duvall’s recital at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
Before moving to Atlanta, Kyle had been a percussion instructor for several years at various high schools in the Chicago-land area including Elk Grove High School, William Fremd High School, Plainfield North High School, East Aurora High School and Palatine High School.