Stan Muncy is a percussionist and jazz vibraphonist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he serves as Percussionist with the San Francisco Symphony. His orchestral career highlights include a ten-year tenure with the Santa Rosa Symphony, regular appearances with regional ensembles, and a past appointment as acting percussionist/assistant timpanist with the Honolulu Symphony.
Equally at home in the recording studio and on the cutting edge of contemporary music, Stan has built a diverse discography that spans major releases on the NAXOS label alongside numerous San Francisco Symphony recordings. His commercial film and video game credits include sessions at Skywalker Sound, Capitol Records, and Warner Brothers Studios. On the chamber music stage, Stan has toured with the four-time Grammy-winning new music sextet Eighth Blackbird and has been featured in the SFS SoundBox series. As a jazz vibraphonist, he has recorded with the Park St. Trio and has performed frequently throughout the Bay Area jazz scene.
A passionate educator and clinician, Stan has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and CSU Stanislaus. He frequently coaches elite young talent with the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and California Youth Symphony, and has presented masterclasses at institutions including San Jose State University and CSU East Bay.
Stan holds degrees and certificates from the prestigious Colburn School and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His primary teachers include Jack Van Geem, David Herbert, Artie Storch, Trey Wyatt, Jim Babor, and Ted Atkatz.
Stan Muncy is a Marimba One Premiere Artist.