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Feb 20
My Musical Career | Part Twelve
Final College Years My Musical Career | Part Twelve The years 1972 through 1975 comprised my final years at Manhattan School of Music. My senior year was 1973 -74, and I elected to do a one-year Master’s program during the 1974-75 school year. MSM was offering this one-year program, and it seemed like a good …
Feb 02
Timpani|Light Timpani
Timpani|Light timpani My first encounters with Light timpani came in my first lessons with Mr. Hinger during my sophomore year at Manhattan School of Music. As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, Dan had his teaching studio at his home in Leonia, New Jersey. His students were required to take the subway and …
Jan 08
Timpani|Hinger Timpani
Timpani |Hinger Timpani In a musical career that has spanned the course of forty years, I have used many makes and models of timpani, ranging from the old Ludwig Universals of my junior high school days, all the way up to the Hinger Touch-Tone Timpani of my professional career. I suppose I should be …
Dec 26
My Musical Career|Part Eleven
My Musical Career|Part Eleven 1971- 1972 Part Two In my previous post, I left off talking about performing George Bizet’s “L’Arlisienne” with the Repertoire Orchestra at Manhattan School of Music. We used an orchestra of about 30 musicians, which is what Bizet scored if for, and it was a most delightful musical experience. …
Dec 13
My Musical Career |Part Ten
My Musical Career|Part Ten In my last blog post, I talked about my summer out at the Aspen Festival in 1973. It was my first sojourn out of New York, and it opened my eyes to the world outside of the Big Apple. I loved Colorado and thought the country out there was just great, …
Nov 14
My Musical Career|Part Nine
My Musical Career | Part Nine In my previous blogposts, I wrote quite a bit about Fred D. Hinger, my main percussion instructor and mentor and some of the experiences I had with him at the school. I had four good years working under his tutelage – including a summer at Aspen, Colorado. This was …
Nov 07
My Instruments|Chain and Cable-Tuned Timpani
My Instruments|Chain and Cable-Tuned Timpani I have played on pedal-tuned timpani for most of my career, which now spans a forty-year period and have always enjoyed the experience. However, whenever I have had the chance to play on timpani that were either hand-tuned, or equipped with an Anheier-like cable system or a chain system such …
Oct 28
My Musical Career | Part Eight
My Musical Career|Part Eight I ended my last blog entry in the Leonia, N.J. studio of my teacher and mentor, Fred. D. Hinger. I had many, many hours of superlative instruction from this gentleman. Mr. Hinger was my principal teacher for four years – from the fall of 1971 until June 1975, when I received …
Oct 20
My Musical Career | Part Seven
My Musical Career Fred D. Hinger We have come to the point in this blog where I would like to devote some space to one of the most influential people in my career, namely Fred D. Hinger. Mr. Hinger was my second percussion teacher and perhaps the one who was most influential, both during my …
Sep 24
My Musical Career | Part Six
My Musical Career | Part Six As I noted earlier, I began my studies at Manhattan School of Music in September of 1970. While I was excited to be in a totally new learning environment, I was also apprehensive as there was a great deal to be learned, and much that I was totally …
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