Along with his duties as adjunct percussion instructor and director of the Kenyon Percussion Ensemble, Cary Dachtyl maintains a private studio in Columbus. He also owns and operates Pterodactyl Productions, a recording studio in Columbus specializing in acoustic percussion and analog keyboards. Dachtyl is currently the President of the Percussive Arts Society's Ohio Chapter. He also performs in the Columbus area with his wife Linda in LDB3, jazz organ quartet and QED, jazz piano trio.

Dachtyl served as the Music Director and conductor of the Welsh Hills Symphony Orchestra and has served as principal timpanist with the Cleveland Opera Orchestra, Welsh Hills Symphony Orchestra and percussionist with the Cleveland Ballet Orchestra. He also performs with the Columbus Symphony, Opera Columbus, the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Columbus Light Opera, Pro Musica, Cantari, the Cathedral Brass, Springfield Symphony, Knox County Symphony and the Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra.

Freelance performances include work with Manheim Steamroller, Diana Ross, Roger Williams, Crystal Gayle, Richard Adler and as principal orchestral percussionist for the Moody Blues and Yes Symphonic Orchestra as well as performances throughout Italy and the Vatican.

Dachtyl will be performing the Creston Marimba Concerto with the Knox County Symphony in the 2009-10 concert season.

Areas of Expertise

All aspects of percussion instruction, conducting, electronic music production and recording.

Education

Ph.D. and M.M. in Music, The Ohio State University
M.A. in Math Education, The Ohio State University
B.M.E. (Music Education) and B.S. (Mathematics), Baldwin Wallace College