Steven Bryer

Born in Brisbane/Meanjin, Steven Bryer has had an urge to play percussion ever since he heard the hammer played in Mahler’s 6th Symphony. He has performed with many orchestras across Australia and overseas, most recently playing with Orchestra Victoria. In 2025, Steven was awarded the best performance of a Classical Work and best Chamber Ensemble Performance at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) awards.

In 2022, Steven graduated with a Graduate Certificate in Music Studies (Percussion) from Queensland Conservatorium, where he also completed his Bachelor of Music in Performance and under the guidance of Synergy Percussion founding member Michael Askill. Steven also completed his final year at ANAM in 2025, studying under Peter Neville and John Arcaro. At ANAM, Steven had the opportunity to play with MSO, SSO, WASO, AND Auckland Philharmonic multiple times in his three years there.

Before moving to Melbourne, Steven was Principal Percussionist of Brisbane Symphony Orchestra for just over 6 years, playing a variety of music from Mozart all the way through to accompanying global hip hop group Bliss n Eso. He is also a proud educator, having taught at the Queensland College of Music in Woolloongabba, Kimberley College in Carbrook and tutored many workshops with Education Queensland.

Steven is looking forward to improving his own music making and is passionate about expanding the performance of percussion in Brisbane. He hopes to curate a project, beginning in Melbourne, to generate interest in percussion performance in the local community, before taking it back to Brisbane.

Find more of Steven’s projects on YouTube (@sbrye99), Instagram (@stevenbryer) and Facebook (@stevenbpercussion).