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Babylon-based percussionist Patrick Roche is an active performer and educator, engaging in chamber, orchestral, and solo work across the percussion spectrum. He has performed with the Four as One, Avalon, and Mirage percussion quartets, earning first place with Avalon in the 2018 Crane Chamber Music Competition and appearing at events like the Onondaga Community College Day of Percussion. Orchestrally, Patrick has performed with the Orchestra of Northern New York, Northern Symphonic Winds, and Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. As a soloist, he won the Ithaca College Concerto Competition and performed Keiko Abe’s Prism Rhapsody with the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra. He is also dedicated to community outreach through educational programs and is a member of the Percussive Arts Society University Students Committee. Patrick currently teaches at Suffolk Community College, Grace Music Schools, and the New York Musician’s Center. His primary teachers include Jim Petercsak, Catherine Meunier, Thomas Marceau, Sean Ritenauer, and Mike Truesdell.