Cliff Hulling

Cliff Hulling studied music at both Biola University and California State University, Fullerton. He was a Music Professor at Biola University for 41 years, teaching Percussion, Music Theory, Music Composition, World Music Cultures, Percussion Ensemble, and the Jazz Ensemble. He was a very active performer in the professional Los Angeles music scene. He was a tenured member of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra for multiple decades. As either a Principal or Section Percussionist, he has worked with numerous artists including John Williams, Ray Charles, Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, Placido Domingo, Danny Elfman, Bernadette Peters, Linda Ronstadt, Sarah Vaughan, and Yo-Yo Ma. His Los Angeles performances in the world of music theater (at either the Shubert Theatre, the Ahmanson Theatre, or the Orange County Performing Arts Center) include Wicked, Sunset Boulevard, Les Misérables, Little Shop of Horrors, Edward Scissorhands, Mary Poppins, South Pacific, Dream Girls, and Anything Goes. He was the drummer/percussionist for the Los Angeles Premiere of Disney's musical Beauty and the Beast and Ragtime at the Schubert Theatre. He was also involved with live performances for the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Books written by Hulling include: 

• Modern Approach to the Drum Set

• A Collection of Marimba Solos

• The Chosen Path of the Beatitudes

• Behind the Veil: Living Within the Revealed Wisdom of God

• The Descent.