Jennie Dorris is a writer, percussionist, and interdisciplinary artist based in Pittsburgh. She performs with Resonance Works, Alia Musica, The Brass Roots, and Crusic Percussion. Passionate about sharing her art with new communities, she regularly gives concerts with Pittsburgh’s Musicians with a Mission, which brings music to nursing homes, and Shelter Music Boston, which brings music to homeless shelters.

Jennie has developed innovative education programs that allow students to create their own musical works. She is the founding Education Director for the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, and is on faculty with  Carnegie Mellon University’s Preparatory School as its percussion instructor and teaching courses in Creative Expression. 

Jennie also partners with schools across Pittsburgh to create original music programming. This spring she is working with 5th and 6th graders at Sacred Heart Elementary to compose music for film, and she is working with high schoolers at the Neighborhood Academy to explore music and memoir. 

We are pleased to have Jennie begin teaching for us in January!