His gestures were incisive, particularly in the extreme loud and soft passages; obviously he had learned his scores by heartno timpanist could miss his cannonball cues.
Stocky, energetic Saul Goodman, 46, timpanist (kettledrummer) and head of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony's percussion section, got a rare chance to do both last week in .
A musical prodigy who took up drumming at the age of twelve, he became timpanist with the Kyoto and Osaka orchestras two years later, studying ballet on the side.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Announces Several New Orchestra Appointments James Wyman succeeds the late Dennis Kain as Principal Timpanist; Rebekah Newman appointed Fourth Chair Viola; Nathaniel Hepler appointed Second Trumpet; Lisa Bergman appointed Second Horn; BSO Violist Karin Brown wins internal audition as Assistant Principal Viola. (PRWeb June 29, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10878778.htm
June 29, 2013 - PRWeb