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.” ...
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 ...
The Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra’s principal timpanist, Paul Walker, will perform Russell Peck’s jazzy “Timpani Concerto” in Indiana State University’s Tilson Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
When brothers Mark and Paul Yancich perched on drum stools Thursday night, executing thunderous rhythmic rolls on five large copper timpani, they became arena rock gods ruling from atop outsized drum ...