Krissy Bergmark

Krissy Bergmark is a tabla player, percussionist, composer, and educator. Bergmark centers her creative work on bringing tabla to new genres and cross-genres through composition and performance with a grounded understanding of the traditions of the instrument. She has received commissions and grants through the Cedar Commissions, the Jerome Foundation, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Minnesota State Arts Board for her tabla studies and compositions for tabla, percussion, and strings. She composes and performs as a solo artist, with trio Sprig of That, and with artists across the US and internationally. Bergmark a professor at Oakton College, and studies tabla with Pandit Yogesh Samsi in the Punjab Gharana. You can stay updated on her latest projects and performances via www.krissybergmark.com.