Russell Wharton

Russell Wharton is a freelance percussionist, composer, and educator living in the Nashville, TN area. He is a Caption Head for The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps percussion section, a bass drum instructor for Rhythm X, and a member of the percussion faculty at Middle Tennessee State University.

Russell was a member of the bass drum section at The Cavaliers from 2008-12. He taught at the Boston Crusaders from 2013-14, and has been back home teaching The Cavaliers since 2015. He has also worked with Monarch Independent and Cavaliers Indoor Percussion.

In addition to his teaching engagements, Russell works full-time as a composer and arranger. His work is split between fall/winter marching arrangements, concert percussion commissions, and original music for percussion and multimedia. Many of Russell’s compositions can be found on Tapspace Publications and at russellwhartonmusic.com

Russell proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Remo Drumheads, Pearl/Adams, and Zildjian.