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SALVADOR FERRERAS, Percussion

Percussionist first and foremost but also a dedicated music educator and producer, Salvador Ferreras has collaborated in almost every musical genre on the Canadian music scene. Over the last few years his touring engagements have taken him to the Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal, Taiwan and the United States.
He is Director of the Vancouver Community College School of Music and earned a PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of British Columbia in 2005. He was appointed to the British Columbia Arts Council in 2002 and is a regular advisor on cultural policy with various organizations in Canada. In November 2003 he was inducted into the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame. In May 2005, Sal was awarded the Willan Prize, for outstanding contributions to choral music in British Columbia.
Sal is the former Principal Percussionist of the CBC Radio Orchestra, and tours with his Persian based trio Safa, and the Latin American chamber group The Southern Cross Quintet. He is heard regularly on national radio as performer, host and commentator on contemporary classical, traditional, and Latin American music. He has recordings ranging from rock to classical music with such artists at the CBC Radio Orchestra, Viveza, Chicago, k.d.lang, Robbie Robertson and Raffi. He has released three solo recordings: To Drive in L.A. (1986), Invisible Minority (1994), Woodcuts (2001) and a well received trio recording with Safa (2002)