Louis Raymond-Kolker
Instructor of Music
Education
- M.M., Percussion Performance, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- B.M., Percussion Performance, Texas A&M University-Commerce
- University Department Music
- Location Hayworth Fine Arts Center
- Phone Number 336-841-2807
- Email [email protected]
Louis Raymond–Kolker is a composer and percussionist from Austin, Texas. He is a member of Inside Out Steelband, Blue Iron Steelband, and Larkspur Percussion Duo, and teaches percussion, drumset, and music theory at High Point University. Most recently, Larkspur Percussion Duo released commercial recordings of Jonathan Scales’ steelpan duet, “The Questions Unanswerable”, and of Raymond–Kolker’s steelpan quartet “Obsidian, White Tea & Ginger”.
Raymond–Kolker actively works to facilitate the creation and performance of new music, and foster connections between composers, performers, and audiences. His compositions blend a sense of sentimentality, vivid imagery, and treating silly things seriously (and vice versa). As a performer, he specializes on steelpan, the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, and regularly premieres new works for instruments in the steelpan family.
Raymond–Kolker is a member of the Dream Educators Collective and the Black Swamp Percussion Educator Network. His compositions are published through C. Alan Publications (solo, chamber, and orchestra) and Boxfish Music Publishing (steelpan quartet and steelband).
He lives in Winston–Salem with his partner, Alex, and their cat, Bubbles. You can learn more about his work on www.louisraymondkolker.com, and about his cat on Instagram at @lrkolker.
He lives in Winston–Salem with his partner, Alex, and their cat, Bubbles. You can learn more about his work on www.louisraymondkolker.com, and about his cat on Instagram at @lrkolker.