![Stephen Burke's Biography](/yamahavgn/cda/images/artists/new/title-bio.png)
Stephen Burke has enjoyed a varied career from heavy rock bands to Orchestras, Ballet, Opera companies and Broadway productions. He has toured the United States and Europe with Mikhail Baryshnikov, White Oak Dance Project, Bolshoi Ballet, West Side Story, Georg Danzer, and others. Highlights of his have been summers in Aspen, Tanglewood, and Lake Placid; studying with Saul Goodman and Buster Bailey; completing Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School; performing in Alexander Schneider's NY String Orchestra for seven years; and living and working in Europe.
Stephen has been playing third percussion and assistant timpani with the NC Symphony since 2001. He is a proud endorser of Yamaha and Vic Firth.
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