Lineage Percussion was founded in 2014 by Trevor Barroero, Lauren Floyd, and Wesley Sumpter in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia.
In 2016, they were a bronze medalist in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition becoming the first percussion group in the 43-year history of the competition to be a finalist in the senior division. Before this, the trio was a semifinalist of both the Coltman Chamber Competition and the 2015 Fischoff Competition and was a third-place winner at the Percussive Arts Society’s Chamber Competition.
Passionate about supporting new works by contemporary composers, Lineage Percussion has commissioned and premiered over a dozen new works for percussion trio. Professionally endorsed as educational artists with Mike Balter Mallets and Remo Drumheads, they have presented clinics and performed recitals for elementary schools, high schools, retirement communities, and private organizations around the states of Georgia and Arizona.
Deeply rooted in a rich history of orchestral percussion play, Lineage Percussion seeks to preserve and expand upon the traditions and style of percussion performance set forth by their teachers and their teacher’s teachers. This balance of innovation and duplication results in the trio’s distinctive sound. Whether they are playing marimbas, snare drums, bongos, or household objects, their identical training results in a uniform approach to each and every percussion instrument.
Trevor Barroero, percussionist, has been the gold medalist of 13 concerto competitions, resulting in opportunities to perform as a marimba soloist in Canada and as guest timpanist of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra in Russia. As winner of the 2018 National Collegiate Solo Competition, he most recently traveled to Washington D.C. to appear as a soloist with The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own.”
In 2018, while in the process of completing his master’s degree at the University of Georgia, Barroero won his position as Principal Percussionist of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. It was during this one-year position that Barroero was able to share the stage with world-renowned soloists and celebrities such Rhiannon Giddens, Grammy-award winning singer, and Colin Mochrie, improv comedian from the television series, Whose Line is it Anyways. Barroero has also shared the stage multiple times with Andrea and Matteo Bocceli, performing on their concert tour of Orlando and Miami in 2019 and appearing alongside them on two ABC Primetime Specials recorded on the Magic Kingdom Stage at Disney World in 2018.
Dedicated to using music as a tool by which to empower and inspire others, Trevor has organized benefit concerts over the past few years to raise nearly $10,000 for the Alzheimer's Association. And, as an endorsed educational artist with Mike Balter Mallets and Remo Drumheads, Trevor has presented masterclasses for over 3,000 students throughout Arizona, Georgia, and Florida.
A native of Tucson, Barroero was selected as one of 22 Flinn Scholars in the state of Arizona in 2012. He received his Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance with Honors from The University of Arizona, graduating Summa Cum Laude as the elected Outstanding Senior of the entire UA College of Fine Arts. He received his Master of Music, via full graduate assistantship, from the University of Georgia in 2017. Trevor is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance at UGA as Director of UGA Steel Bands. Barroero is a student of Timothy K. Adams Jr., former timpanist of the Pittsburgh Symphony and Kimberly Toscano Adams, former timpanist of the Tucson Symphony.
In 2018, while in the process of completing his master’s degree at the University of Georgia, Barroero won his position as Principal Percussionist of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. It was during this one-year position that Barroero was able to share the stage with world-renowned soloists and celebrities such Rhiannon Giddens, Grammy-award winning singer, and Colin Mochrie, improv comedian from the television series, Whose Line is it Anyways. Barroero has also shared the stage multiple times with Andrea and Matteo Bocceli, performing on their concert tour of Orlando and Miami in 2019 and appearing alongside them on two ABC Primetime Specials recorded on the Magic Kingdom Stage at Disney World in 2018.
Dedicated to using music as a tool by which to empower and inspire others, Trevor has organized benefit concerts over the past few years to raise nearly $10,000 for the Alzheimer's Association. And, as an endorsed educational artist with Mike Balter Mallets and Remo Drumheads, Trevor has presented masterclasses for over 3,000 students throughout Arizona, Georgia, and Florida.
A native of Tucson, Barroero was selected as one of 22 Flinn Scholars in the state of Arizona in 2012. He received his Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance with Honors from The University of Arizona, graduating Summa Cum Laude as the elected Outstanding Senior of the entire UA College of Fine Arts. He received his Master of Music, via full graduate assistantship, from the University of Georgia in 2017. Trevor is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance at UGA as Director of UGA Steel Bands. Barroero is a student of Timothy K. Adams Jr., former timpanist of the Pittsburgh Symphony and Kimberly Toscano Adams, former timpanist of the Tucson Symphony.
Lauren Floyd is a timpanist and percussionist who, as the Charleston Gazette-Mail describes, “play[s] with subtlety and grandeur.” She is currently serving as Acting Principal Timpanist of the West Virginia Symphony. She is also a Fischoff National Chamber Competition Bronze Medalist alongside the other members of her trio, Lineage Percussion. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Georgia and a Master of Music from the University of Maryland.
An avid performer, Lauren has played with several orchestras, including the National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. She also enjoys playing with chamber ensembles such as the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra and the Children’s Chorus of Washington.
In constant support of her field, Lauren strives to be an active participant in advocating for her craft. While in her undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia, she was a member of the Percussive Arts Society University Committee. She has written pieces for two magazines, the Percussive Arts Society’s Rhythm! Scene and Yamaha’s Support Ed. Lauren served as the Percussion Coordinator for the 2019 National Orchestral Institute + Festival and will do so in 2020 as well. She is aware of the significance community engagement has within the arts, especially by working in the Office of Campus and Community Engagement at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Lauren provides masterclasses to schools when she visits her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. She appreciates the opportunity to share her passion about the importance of music and the arts with young minds.
When she’s not performing, you’ll find Lauren advocating for animal rescue or outside on a trail.
An avid performer, Lauren has played with several orchestras, including the National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. She also enjoys playing with chamber ensembles such as the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra and the Children’s Chorus of Washington.
In constant support of her field, Lauren strives to be an active participant in advocating for her craft. While in her undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia, she was a member of the Percussive Arts Society University Committee. She has written pieces for two magazines, the Percussive Arts Society’s Rhythm! Scene and Yamaha’s Support Ed. Lauren served as the Percussion Coordinator for the 2019 National Orchestral Institute + Festival and will do so in 2020 as well. She is aware of the significance community engagement has within the arts, especially by working in the Office of Campus and Community Engagement at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Lauren provides masterclasses to schools when she visits her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. She appreciates the opportunity to share her passion about the importance of music and the arts with young minds.
When she’s not performing, you’ll find Lauren advocating for animal rescue or outside on a trail.
Wesley Sumpter is a percussionist and drummer from Atlanta, GA. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Georgia under the love and guidance of former Pittsburgh Symphony timpanist Timothy Adams Jr. and former Tucson Symphony timpanist Kimberly Toscano. Wesley is currently pursuing his master's degree at the University of Southern California under the LA Phil's own James Babor and Joseph Pereira. Wesley has performed as percussionist and timpanist with the Louisiana Philharmonic, Santa Barbara Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, and Los Angeles Philharmonic. He recently accompanied the Louisiana Philharmonic during their inaugural tour to Carnegie Hall, highlighting the music of Philip Glass and Silvestre Revueltas.
Wesley was a semifinalist in the 2014 and 2015 Atlanta Modern Snare Drum Competition and has also attended the Eastern Music Festival and Aspen Music Festival and School. He was a drummer on VH1's feature film, Drumline 2: A New Beat in 2014. An avid drummer, Wesley has performed as a studio drummer and freelancer throughout Athens and Atlanta, GA. He has played with artists such as Macy Gray and frequently with his band, Misnomer (formerly known as Mister Tie Dye), who just released their debut album, Neighborhood, on Spotify and Apple Music. In the summer of 2018, Wesley will be featured on Alfred Music's new instructional DVD entitled Sound Percussion. When in Atlanta, Wesley teaches at Benjamin E. Mays and Tucker High Schools and the Allegro Music Camp under the direction of Leon Daughrity. Wesley would also like to attribute his growth and success to his life-long mentors Robert Jeffrey, Sr., William Earvin, Sr., William Oliver, and his father, Alfonza Sumpter, Jr.
Wesley was a semifinalist in the 2014 and 2015 Atlanta Modern Snare Drum Competition and has also attended the Eastern Music Festival and Aspen Music Festival and School. He was a drummer on VH1's feature film, Drumline 2: A New Beat in 2014. An avid drummer, Wesley has performed as a studio drummer and freelancer throughout Athens and Atlanta, GA. He has played with artists such as Macy Gray and frequently with his band, Misnomer (formerly known as Mister Tie Dye), who just released their debut album, Neighborhood, on Spotify and Apple Music. In the summer of 2018, Wesley will be featured on Alfred Music's new instructional DVD entitled Sound Percussion. When in Atlanta, Wesley teaches at Benjamin E. Mays and Tucker High Schools and the Allegro Music Camp under the direction of Leon Daughrity. Wesley would also like to attribute his growth and success to his life-long mentors Robert Jeffrey, Sr., William Earvin, Sr., William Oliver, and his father, Alfonza Sumpter, Jr.