Andrew Worden is Faculty & Assistant Dean of Entrepreneurial Musicianship at the New England Conservatory and a percussionist, drummer, and composer in Boston, Massachusetts.

As a composer, Andrew's percussion music is programmed frequently at conservatories and universities around the world with recent performances in France, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia, Colombia, and across the United States. His music has been commissioned and performed by the Paris Percussion Group, the Eastman Percussion Ensemble, and Virginia Tech. His latest work for percussion ensemble, BOLT received its premiere in Carnegie Hall in 2018.

As a composer for multimedia, Andrew's original scores can be heard in the documentary Spiritus and the children’s book series Yum & Yuk.

Andrew is co-founder of The Big Trouble, an indie/rock percussion and songwriting collective, which he created alongside percussionist and composer Ivan Trevino in 2017. The Big Trouble won a Live Arts Boston Grant from The Boston Foundation in 2017, released their debut album on Spotify and Apple Music, and was invited to perform a Showcase Concert at PASIC 2018. 

Andrew teaches two courses at NEC which he designed for the school's curriculum: Grant Writing & Fundraising for Artists and Health & Wellness for Musicians. At NEC, he oversees 6 grant programs for artists, coaches 250+ students individually in career development and venture creation each year, and co-leads an annual Jazz & Entrepreneurship Residency which has featured guest artists Maria Schneider, Luciana Souza, and Dave Douglas.

Prior to his appointment at NEC, Andrew was Managing Director of the Mizzou International Composer’s Festival, a post-graduate fellow in Performing Arts Medicine at the Eastman School of Music, and a music teacher in public schools in his home state of Arizona.  

Andrew earned the MM in Percussion Performance and Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Michael Burritt and Bill Cahn, and the BM in Percussion Performance from Northern Arizona University. He currently lives in Boston with his wife Amber and their dog Max.