Tim Broscious has been praised for having performances that are “incredibly varied,” “musically expressive,” and to contain “playing of the highest degree.” He has studied percussion with Benjamin Toth, Dave Samuels, Tracy Wiggins, Alexander Lepak, Shane Shanahan, Joe Galeota, John Amira, Rogerio Bocatto, and Grant Dalton. He holds degrees from The Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford (MM and GPD) in percussion performance, and from Samford University (BA) in music education and is currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program (DMA) program at The Hartt School.

As a DMA student, Tim is a member of Hartt’s “Performance 20/20” honors chamber music program. In August 2004 Tim was a semifinalist in the prestigious Universal Marimba Competition in Sint-Truiden, Belgium with his partner Gene Koshinski becoming the last American duo to remain in the competition. In 2002 Tim won the Concerto/Aria competition at Samford University in Birmingham, AL and in 2005 he was a winner of the Band Concerto Competition a The Hartt School.

Tim is currently an active performer having performed with numerous organizations including Quey Percussion Duo, The Taubl Family (national touring music ministry), New Britain Symphony, Dawson Memorial Baptist Church Orchestra, Birmingham Boys Choir, Celebration Winds touring wind ensemble, and has served as a Guest Artist at the Performing Arts Institute summer music festival (Kingston, PA).

As an educator Tim is currently teaching percussion at Simsbury High School, (CT), and the Hartt Community Division Middle School Percussion Ensemble, and has also taught world music classes (elementary to high school) in New Britain Public Schools (New Britain, CT) and has given master classes at numerous high schools. Tim has been commended for his abilities as an arranger for drum line as well as a composer and arranger for various percussion ensembles. Tim is endorsed by Sabian Cymbals, Innovative Percussion and HoneyRock publications.

Gene Koshinski has received international acclaim as a percussionist, extended success as a published composer (ASCAP), and is currently instructor of percussion at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He performs and teaches in an array of musical mediums including solo, chamber, orchestral, jazz (drum set and vibraphone), studio recording, African drumming, Brazilian percussion, Cuban and Haitian drumming, Caribbean steelband, and other types of world music. He has studied percussion with Benjamin Toth, David Samuels, Chris Hanning, Alexander Lepak, Rogerio Boccato, Shane Shanahan, Joe Galeota, and John Amira.

In 2002, Koshinski won the National MTNA Collegiate Artist Percussion Competition in Cincinnati, OH and in August 2004 finished 3rd in the prestigious Universal Marimba Duo Competition in Sint-Truiden, Belgium. He is active as a performer and freelance percussionist having worked with numerous performing organizations and artists including NFL (National Football League) Films, Late Show with David Letterman, NASCAR, Mary Wilson (the Supremes), David Samuels, Wycliffe Gordon, Nebojsa Zivkovic, Philadelphia Boys Choir, Lehigh Valley Choral Arts, Brandywine Ballet, Pottstown Symphony, and the Waterbury Symphony to name a few. For his work with NFL Films, he can be heard on the Emmy award winning soundtrack "A Century of NFL."

Koshinski is a member of the Quey Percussion Duo, a project established to generate new works for percussion while also bringing standard repertoire to a broad audience. Koshinski has commissioned and premiered works by renowned composers including Stuart Saunders Smith, David Macbride, Dave Hollinden, Alejandro Vinao, Robert Maggio, Bruce Reiprich, Mathew Herman, and Alphonse Izzo. Gene holds degrees from West Chester University (BA), The Hartt School (MM) and is currently a Doctoral candidate (DMA) at the Hartt School. Koshinski is endorsed by Sabian Cymbals, Innovative Percussion, and HoneyRock Publications.

He is director of percussion at PAI.