Percussionist Scott Simpson has performed with such notables as Leonard Bernstein, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, Andre Watts and Sal Mosca. Scott’s extensive orchestral credits include the American Symphony Orchestra, New York City Opera, Grand National Opera, New York Grand Opera, Korean Ballet-Lincoln Center, Canadian Brass, Musica Viva, New Philharmonic of NJ, Frank Sinatra Jr., Westchester Symphony Orchestra and Aspen Symphony Orchestra. His Broadway credits include Cats, Les Miserables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Radio City Music Hall Christmas Show and Hercules; as well as Paper Mill Playhouse productions of Annie, A Chorus Line, The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan and Singing in the Rain. Other credits include the U.S. National Tour of Starlight Express, and the Aspen and Waterloo Music Festivals.

As an educator, Scott is the Director of the NJ Youth Symphony Percussion Ensemble. He is a member of the faculty pf Bergen Community College, William Paterson University, Juilliard Music Advancement Program, Music Outreach, and a former faculty member, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Montclair State University, and St. David’s School.

Scott holds a Masters of Music degree from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Hartt School of Music.