Cameron Marquez is a classical percussionist, chamber musician, soloist and educator based in Chicago, IL. As a member and Fellow of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago this season, he is very excited to engage with the Chicago community in various capacities.
In 2021, Marquez won 2nd Prize at the PASIC Collegiate Solo Marimba Competition. He has also competed in the Great Plains International Marimba Competition, where he was a Semi-Finalist in 2022, and a Finalist in 2023.
As a chamber musician, Marquez has been invited to perform at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) on numerous occasions. In 2023, he was selected to perform a concert as a member of the International All-Star Percussion Ensemble. Other performances include an International Percussion Ensemble Contest winner’s concert in 2021 with the University of Texas at Austin percussion ensemble, and with the Boston Crusaders in 2018.
Marquez has benefited from summers at the Eastern Music Festival, National Music Festival, and the Aspen Music Festival, where he received a percussion fellowship and studied with Cynthia Yeh, Ed Stephan, and Douglas Howard.
Marquez received his bachelor of music education degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2022, where he studied with Thomas Burritt, Tony Edwards, Ivan Trevino and Robert Duke. He then continued his education at Northwestern University, where he held a graduate assistantship and received his master of music degree in percussion performance in 2024, graduating with program honors, and studying with She-e Wu, Christopher Lamb, Ed Stephan, and Vadim Karpinos.
