Felix Reyes

Grant Writer

Born in Brentwood, New York, Felix Reyes is a freelance grant writer, manager, and percussionist living in Brooklyn, NY. As a performer he has performed all over the United States and abroad, including various countries such as El Salvador, Germany, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and Japan.

Graduated with his Master’s in Percussion Performance from Bowling Green State University, Felix studied percussion under Dr. Daniel Piccolo and marimba specialist Dr. Isabelle Huang. Furthering his specialization on marimba, Felix also received a Diploma in Marimba Performance at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Sengawa, Japan, where he studied with marimba legend/virtuoso Keiko Abe.  

Since then Felix has performed all across NYC in venues such as Roulette Intermedium, National Sawdust, Kaufman Music Center, and made his solo Lincoln Center debut in May 2018 alongside Swiss percussion soloist Fabian Ziegler. Over the course of his career Felix has worked and collaborated with countless acclaimed international artists/composers including all members of Sō Percussion, Ney Rosauro, Michael Colgrass, Dai Fujikura, Jennifer Hidgon, Kaoru Watanabe, Christos Hatzis and Katarzyna Mycka.

His current activities outside of performing include being Managing Director of Pathos Trio, being Studio Manager for Grammy Nominated Percussion Quartet Sandbox Percussion, and working as a freelance Grant Writer/Development Associate for various NYC nonprofits such as Allied Productions Inc., the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, and Arts For All, Inc.