The timpani are among a symphony orchestra’s most exciting instruments. There’s nothing quite like a musician pounding away on wide kettledrums made from copper. But aside from the occasional dramatic ...
L to R, artistic director and conductor Jerry Junkin, composer Catherine Likhuta and timpani soloist Jacob Hord acknowledge applause after the Dallas Winds' performance of Likhuta's "Storm Chasers" at ...
Gemma New, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s new principal guest conductor greets the audience at the Meyerson Symphony Center on November 8, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. Robert W. Hart / Special Contributor ...
VIOLIN, piano, flute, cello, harp -- the stars of the orchestra, sexy and ethereal, are known for their virtuosic solo flights. The timpani? Not so much. These sizable, low-register kettledrums are ...
In the Spark episode “Work in Progress,” go behind the scenes with the San Francisco Symphony in the rehearsal of a groundbreaking new work for timpani and orchestra by renowned composer William Kraft ...
The phrase on percussion virtuoso Jonathan Haas’ Web site about his “25-year quest to establish the timpani as a solo instrument” sounds like something out of the captain’s log on “Star Trek.” ...
What: Jahja Ling conducts Beethoven and Oliverio. When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. Where:: Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets ...