A percussionist's instrument preference is highly personal. It depends on many factors, including stylistic preference, concert hall acoustics, ensemble size, technical ability, etc. It would not be an over-generalization to say that some percussionists prefer symphonic tambourines with a healthy amount of resonance, while others gravitate towards drier-sounding concert tambourines. We added two "Custom Dry" tambourines to the product mix a few years ago, specifically for percussionists who wanted extra articulation and "crunch". These tambourines were designed in the spirit of some of the very old "crinkle jingle" concert band tambourines, which have been out of manufacture for decades. Recently, we were the first company to introduce the concept of a "Hybrid" tambourine, namely, a tambourine frame that contains both...
Endorser and St. Louis Symphony Principal Percussionist Will James is seeking participants to perform at his Snare Drum Lab which will be help at PASIC on Saturday Nov. 3rd at 9 am. PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Convention) is the largest gathering of percussionists in the world!
First introduced at PASIC 2001, Symphonic Labs are instructional, hands-on sessions for percussion students focusing in orchestral music. The presenter of each Lab demonstrates and performs for a portion of the 50 minute session, during which selected student players perform and receive helpful critique from the presenter, in this case Will James.
For more information, contact Percussive Arts Society, E-mail: percarts@pas.org;Tel: 317-974-4488; Fax: 317-974-4499.
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Join Grover Pro Endorser Greg Zuber (Metropolitan Orchestra & Julliard School) when he performs as part of the 100th birthday celebration concert for avant-garde composer John Cage. The concert, which is scheduled for September 5th, will take place in Symphony Space, NY. Start time is 8pm. Works to be played include: Living Room Music and Third Construction.
This weekend marks the 8oth birthday of my friend and colleague Maestro John Williams. I don't know anyone who has not been touched by John's music. His prolific work output has resulted in his earning 47 Academy Award nominations, second only to Walt Disney. What most people don't know about John is that his father was an accomplished drummer and his two brothers are both top tier studio percussionists (maybe that's why his percussion writing is so challenging). In addition, in his early years John was a renowned West Coast jazz pianist. John is a real gentleman, in fact, during a Boston Pops rehearsal instead saying that the orchestra was not together he phrased it this way, " I am...
Our G3™ snare drums are now available with a solid rosewood shell. These drums have all the same features as our G3 Deluxe line and are available in 5.5x14" and 6.5x14" sizes. The shells are constructed of a single, steam-bent ply with reinforcement rings.
Believe me, they sound as beautiful as they look!
Learn more here.
