Meet Rishab Jain, Marimba & April Concerts soloist
COME AND SEE Rishab Jain AND YOUR MSO AT OUR season finale CONCERTS.
CONCERTS ARE THURSDAY, April 27 IN wye mills, md, Saturday, April 29th, IN lewes, de, AND sunday, april 30th in ocean city, md
Rishab Jain is a percussionist who recently won the first Inaugural Dove Marimba Competition held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Rishab been playing for almost a decade; he has numerous achievements in many different styles of music and on many different percussion instruments.
As a child, Rishab was surrounded by music – both his mom and sister were musicians, and his home was perpetually filled with singing or violin playing. If not making it, his family was listening to music, which also had a huge influence on his passion for music early on. Knowing he wanted to be a part of the music surrounding him, he asked for percussion private lessons as his present for his 8th birthday - and never looked back. Since then, Rishab has been a part of the Howard County GT band (in elementary, middle, and high school), the River Hill High School wind ensemble, marching band, drumline, pep band, and jazz band, a rock band known as the Clarksville Coughdrops, has participated in the Solo & Ensemble festival over 4 times, is a 3-time All-State Band and Orchestra percussionist, is a part of the NDCP (National Diversity in Concert Percussion) program, and was recently featured on NPR's From the Top.
Through the community he has built throughout the years from his various music-related activities, he has had opportunities that 2nd-grade Rishab could never have even dreamed of, and looks forward to reaching new heights in his musical journey.