Meet the Members of Lineage Percussion!
Lineage Percussion made history in 2016 as winners of the bronze medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, becoming the first percussionist, to be selected as a senior-division finalist. Honored again, Lineage has been named Fischoff’s 2024 Ann Divine Educator Award Winner recognizing them for their outstanding and imaginative programming for children.
Professionally endorsed as educational artists with Black Swamp Percussion, Remo Drumheads, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks and Dragonfly Percussion, they have presented clinics, recitals and outreach events for elementary schools, high schools, retirement communities, and private organizations in Maryland, Georgia, Arizona, and most recently at the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival in South Africa. Barroero, Floyd and Wesley also perform as timpanists and percussionists for the LA Philharmonic, Tucson Symphony Orchestra and West Virginia Symphony.
Name: Lauren Floyd
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Where You Live Now: Washington, DC
Favorite Food: Tacos
Favorite Candy: Dark Chocolate M&M’s
Favorite Teacher: Bill Wilder, my first private lesson teacher!
Favorite Children’s Book: Harold and the Purple Crayon
Favorite Thing to Do When Not Performing: Cook
Fun Family Fact: My grandma’s dad was the hunting guide for Babe Ruth!
Coolest Place You’ve Ever Performed: South Africa
Hidden Talent: I’m a third degree black belt in Taekwondo!
Name: Trevor Barroero
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Where You Live Now: Tucson, Arizona
Favorite Food: Any and all Mexican food! Especially the enchiladas from Guadalajara Grill in Tucson
Favorite Candy: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Favorite Teacher: Timothy K. Adams, Jr. (he was my percussion professor for 10 years!)
Favorite Children’s Book: Miss Nelson is Missing!
Favorite Thing to Do When Not Performing: Playing video games and board games with my friends and family
Fun Family Fact: My wife isn’t a musician nowadays, but she learned to play the flute when we first started dating 14 years ago just so we could be in marching band together!
Coolest Place You’ve Ever Performed: The magic kingdom stage in front of Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World for a production on Disney Plus, Hulu, and ABC.
Hidden Talent: I have three 2nd degree black belts (in Karate, Tae Kwon Do, and Kobudo) and I also used to study break dancing.
Name: Wesley Sumpter
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Where you live now: Los Angeles, CA
Favorite food: Ramen, Mangos
Favorite Candy: Dried Mango
Favorite Teacher: (Robert Jeffrey, Sr) Middle School Band
Favorite Children’s Book: Green Eggs & Ham
Favorite Thing to do When Not Performing: Train in Martial Arts
Fun Family Fact: Everyone in my family was involved in the arts at some point in their lives
Coolest Place You’ve Ever Performed: Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, Spain
Hidden Talent: I do really good impressions of people