Zickosdrummer
Senior Member
One of these days I am going to learn how to post multipul times.
Larrylace,
it's true that there is no "drum set" in a symphony orchestra USUALLY. but we are doing a concert end of Feb., first of Mar., (again, see okorchestra.com) on which we have a music theater singer as the guest artist. There will be a rythem section and I will be the drummer. I'm grately looking forward to it. Next rehearsal is tomorrjow night.
iwantmemoney,
Plolvetsian Dances (Ipalotov-Ivanov) has a great snare drum part. I've done it once, but the last time I played it was on tymp. That's not a bad part either.
Also, there is a great story I heard from the principal of the Chicago Symphony about playing one of the Mahler symphonies (can't remember which one). Aside from tympani, the only other percussion was two simultaneous bass drum and cymbal notes. These were played in different parts of one movement so it required two percussionists. He told me that their approach to those notes was as if they were the two most important notes they had ever played. Since all the players (except the concert master) were paid the same money, these guys were by far the highest paid musicians in the orchestra for that concert.
Larrylace,
it's true that there is no "drum set" in a symphony orchestra USUALLY. but we are doing a concert end of Feb., first of Mar., (again, see okorchestra.com) on which we have a music theater singer as the guest artist. There will be a rythem section and I will be the drummer. I'm grately looking forward to it. Next rehearsal is tomorrjow night.
iwantmemoney,
Plolvetsian Dances (Ipalotov-Ivanov) has a great snare drum part. I've done it once, but the last time I played it was on tymp. That's not a bad part either.
Also, there is a great story I heard from the principal of the Chicago Symphony about playing one of the Mahler symphonies (can't remember which one). Aside from tympani, the only other percussion was two simultaneous bass drum and cymbal notes. These were played in different parts of one movement so it required two percussionists. He told me that their approach to those notes was as if they were the two most important notes they had ever played. Since all the players (except the concert master) were paid the same money, these guys were by far the highest paid musicians in the orchestra for that concert.