![Percussion side-by-side](/sites/default/files/2023-03/16-9-percussion-side-by-side_0.jpg)
Percussion students study side-by-side with both current and former members of the San Francisco Symphony.
![Percussion practice](/sites/default/files/2023-03/16-9-percussion-practice.jpg)
Small studio sizes and talented, committed peers make SFCM percussion a hothouse for artistic growth.
![Percussion Ensemble](/sites/default/files/2023-03/16-9-percussion-ensemble.jpg)
Percussion Ensemble members study performance techniques and works for percussion, and present two performances each year, sometimes with performers from other music disciplines.
![jacob nissly lesson](/sites/default/files/2023-03/16-9-jacob-nissly-lesson.jpg)
Among percussion Chair Jacob Nissly's many records is with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for their GRAMMY-winning recording of John Adams' City Noir.
![Haruka Fujii](/sites/default/files/2023-03/16-9-haruka-fujii.jpg)
Since 2010, faculty member Haruka Fujii has performed as an artist of the Grammy Award winning Silkroad Ensemble, joining a group of international musicians founded by Yo-Yo Ma.