“Duo playing of the highest degree”

-Bogdan Bacanu, marimba virtuoso

"Their ensemble playing rivals that of a first-class string quartet, and their playing technique is absolutely impeccable."

-Ben Toth, Hartt School

“Very talented, articulate, and fine sensitive marimbists. I was fulfilled [by] their ability of communicating musical sensations to the audience.”

-Ludwig Albert, artistic director universal marimba competition

“…amazing degree of sensitivity to sound, a great mastery of technical proficiency and above all passion and excitement.”

-Tracy Wiggins, University of North Carolina Pembroke

Quey Percussion Duo has received international acclaim with performances described as “duo playing of the highest degree.” Their mission is to generate new works for percussion while also bringing standard repertoire to a broad audience. The duo’s vastly varied repertoire includes standard percussion literature, classic marimba works, contemporary art music, jazz transcriptions, world music, and even speech songs. Quey Percussion Duo finished 3rd at the 2004 Universal Marimba Duo Competition in Sint-Truiden, Belgium and were the last American duo to remain in the competition. Some of their most recent projects include a new CD entitled “In the History of Man,” which features new works commissioned by the duo, an East Coast concert tour, a Canada concert tour, a CD recording for HoneyRock Publications, performances at the Simsbury Chamber Music Festival and the River Crossings Chamber Music Festival, an appearance with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, an annual composition contest, a 6-week residency at the Performing Arts Institute Summer Music Festival, a parallel-media collaboration at the New Britain Museum of American Art, and commission projects with renowned composers Stuart Saunders Smith, David Macbride, Dave Hollinden, and Aleandro Vinao. QPD is endorsed by Sabian Cymbals, Innovative Percussion, and HoneyRock publications.