Cory Fica is a percussionist and educator currently based in Miami, FL, and is pursuing a doctorate degree in music at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. Fica is a member of the Epoch Percussion Quartet, who formed while studying at the University of Texas at Austin. With Epoch, Fica has been a concerto soloist with groups such as the Dallas Winds, University of Texas Wind Ensemble, University of Alabama Wind Ensemble and the Interlochen Arts Academy Wind Ensemble. Recently, Epoch premiered the wind ensemble arrangement of John Psathas’ concerto, “Orbital”, with the Dallas Winds and University of Texas Wind Ensemble. Fica is also on music faculty for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP), a four-week academic intensive for high school students each summer.
Prior to moving to Miami, Fica was a freelance performer, studio musician and educator in the Austin, TX area and played in a variety of ensembles that ranged from orchestral and contemporary chamber music to pop and rock. Fica was a member of groups such as the Central Texas Philharmonic, Hear No Evil contemporary music ensemble, frequent collaborator for Tetractys new music collective, and was a drummer for many local artists and rock bands in the Austin music scene.