We have just received the endorsement of Jeremy Branson, Associate Principal Percussionist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Prior to his appointment in the Pittsburgh Symphony, Branson was a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida, under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas.…
Last week I had the pleasure of participating as a clinician and adjudicator for The 13th High School Percussion Ensemble festival held at Ohio State University. Hosted by Dr. Susan Powell and the OSU Percussion Studio, over one hundred young percussionists had the opportunity to…
Good intonation is one of the pillars of musicianship for those of us who play pitched instruments. It’s also an area in which many timpanists struggle; it was one of the major issues which kept applicants from advancing at last year’s DSO timpani/percussion audition, and…
